Ancient Greek Pottery Magna Graecia, Apulia. Big Lekanis with decorated lid. With two faces of a nice girl. 19 cm L.

The lid decorated with the heads of two ladies of fashion, flanked by large palmettes, the knob decorated with a rosette. CULTURE: Magna Graecia, Apulia. PERIOD: 4th century BC MATERIAL: Pottery DIMENSIONS: Height 13 cm, Diameter 13 cm and 19 cm handle to handle. PROVENANCE: Private collection, L. Benguerel, Barcleona, 1960 - 1990. CONDITION: Intact, only a handle rejoined (see photo) . South Italic, ca. 350 B. C. , from the ancient Greek colony of Apulia. Terracotta lidded pottery vessel with footed base, dome-shaped lid and knob handle. Lid painted in red-figure style with series of two Lady of Fashion in profile and two palmette panels. The Lekanis was used in antiquity to store soaps and scented perfumes. Notes: - The piece includes authenticity certificate. - The piece includes Spanish Export License (Passport for European Union) . - According to Spanish legislation, items sent outside the European Union are subject to export taxes and will be added to the invoice, at the buyer's expense. These export fees are fixed on the final auction price and the tax rate is not applied directly on the total value of the item to be exported, but rather the different percentages by sections are applied to it: - Up to 6,000 euros: 5%. - From 6. 001 to 60. 000 euros: 10%. This export permit application process can take between 1-2 months maximum. - The seller guarantees that he acquired this piece according to all national and international laws related to the ownership of cultural property. Provenance statement seen by Catawiki.