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Large Greek Apulian Pottery Trefoil Oinochoe

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**Originally Listed At $900**

Magna Graecia, South Italic Colonies, Apulia, ca. early 4th century BCE. A beautiful wheel-thrown pottery oinochoe of a sizable composition with a flared foot, a wide, piriform body with a rounded shoulder, a substantial trefoil rim, and an applied bifurcated handle joining rim to shoulder. Almost the entire vessel is covered in a lustrous black glaze save for the lower body, underside of foot, and interior, and one reserved red-hued stripe encircles the shoulder. Faint areas of silvery iridescence cover most of the glazed areas, giving this vessel an elegant presentation evocative of ancient Greece. Size: 6" W x 9.2" H (15.2 cm x 23.4 cm).

Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection, acquired from Dr. Bernhard I. Muller at Galerie Ostracon, Thalwil, Switzerland in 2016; ex-private F. Maino collection, Medrisio, Switzerland, acquired by descent and in family possession before 1968

All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.

A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.

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#140502
Condition Report: Minor chip to rim, small nicks to rim, body, handle, and foot, with minor abrasions, and light fading to some glazed areas, otherwise intact and excellent. Nice earthen deposits and silver iridescence throughout.

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**Originally Listed At $900**

Magna Graecia, South Italic Colonies, Apulia, ca. early 4th century BCE. A beautiful wheel-thrown pottery oinochoe of a sizable composition with a flared foot, a wide, piriform body with a rounded shoulder, a substantial trefoil rim, and an applied bifurcated handle joining rim to shoulder. Almost the entire vessel is covered in a lustrous black glaze save for the lower body, underside of foot, and interior, and one reserved red-hued stripe encircles the shoulder. Faint areas of silvery iridescence cover most of the glazed areas, giving this vessel an elegant presentation evocative of ancient Greece. Size: 6" W x 9.2" H (15.2 cm x 23.4 cm).

Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection, acquired from Dr. Bernhard I. Muller at Galerie Ostracon, Thalwil, Switzerland in 2016; ex-private F. Maino collection, Medrisio, Switzerland, acquired by descent and in family possession before 1968

All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.

A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.

We ship worldwide to most countries and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.

#140502
Condition Report: Minor chip to rim, small nicks to rim, body, handle, and foot, with minor abrasions, and light fading to some glazed areas, otherwise intact and excellent. Nice earthen deposits and silver iridescence throughout.

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