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Perfectly preserved Gnathia ware kylix

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Object number
AR2240
Object:        Kylix (flat wine cup with two handles)

Material: Clay with black slip and painting

Date: 4th century B.C.
Gnathia ware

Description:    Shallow bowl with two horizontal handles and small foot. Fully covered with glossy black slip. Inside decorated with a branch with leafs.

Size: Height 60 mm with and 54 mm without handles, diameter 210 mm with and 158 mm without handles

Condition: Excellent condition, perfectly preserved including the polychrome decoration. Minor wear, nice patina.

Reference: Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum, Naples, Museo Nazionale 3, IV.E.11, Pl. 60.5 (dort mit Bildtondo); Pl. 61.2;3

Provenance: Acquired by us in 2017 from the private possession of M. Voos, Germany. Inherited by M. Voos from the German private collection H. Herbst. Acquired in 1976 - 1978 London, probably from Davies Antiques Gallery.

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