GREEK BLACK GLAZE JUG WITH SPOUT AND STRAINER

Ca. 400 BC. A black-glazed ceramic jug with a globular, ribbed body on a ring base. A short, conical spout projects from one side, with a vertical handle set nearby and rising to the flaring rim. The top is fitted with a recessed disc pierced with concentric rows of small holes forming a strainer. For similar see: The British Museum, Museum number 1863,0728.136. Size: 55mm x 90mm; Weight: 115g Provenance: Property of a central London gallery, previously acquired on the Dutch art market; previously acquired on the Belgium art market; Daniel Bogaerts, Brussels, 1995.