Ancient Greek Pottery mushroom-mouth jug, 26,5 cm. high

Jugs with mushroom mouth are often used in funeral environments as they were used to contain libations, ointments or perfumes for the time of burial. They are common in civilizations such as the Greek or Phoenician, denoting the trade that took place between Mediterranean peoples. This vessel is globular in shape and is decorated in the form of spheres with maroon and brown shades over ochre. Provenance: Private collection, Munich, 1960 - 1970/ Archaeological Gallery, Spain, 2015/ / All items that we offer for sale will be combined with an export approval issued by the ministry of the Spanish culture department and certificate of authenticity. Statement seen by Catawiki. Important information. The seller guarantees that he is entitled to ship this lot. The seller will take care that any necessary permits will be arranged. The seller will inform the buyer about this if this takes more than a few days. Important: For destinations out of Spanish territorry: all our object will be shipped after obtaining CERTIFICATE OF EXPORTATION by Ministry of Culture of Spain. We inform our clients that it may take between 4-8 weeks.