Greek Blackware Trefoil Oinochoai (pr)

Greek, Magna Graecia, southern Italy, ca. 4th century BCE. A lovely pair of near identical blackware pottery wine and water pitchers, known as oinochoai (singular oenochoe/oinochoe). One is slightly larger than the other, but otherwise they are indistinguishable. Each features a bulbous ribbed base, trefoil spout, and rounded handle. A distinctive maker's mark is in the form of an impressed "X" at the base of each handle. Size: 3.7" W x 4.95" H (9.4 cm x 12.6 cm)

Provenance: private Dere Family collection, collected 1980s to 2000s

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#152925
Condition Report: Both are intact, with light deposits, mainly in lower profile areas. Old collection labels on the underside of each.