GREEK POTTERY JUG

Ca. 400 - 300 BC. A terracotta jug with a rounded body that tapers towards a narrow foot with a slightly raised base. The broad shoulder curves gently into a short, wide neck, terminating in a flaring mouth. A single arching handle extends from the upper shoulder to the rim. For similar see: Black glaze olpe (wine jugs), Canterbury Museum C1969.180, C1969.169, C1969.167. Size: 160mm x 130mm; Weight: 345g Provenance: Private UK collection; From an old Oxford collection formed in the 1990s;