Tall Greek Pottery Skyphos

**First Time At Auction**

Ancient Greece, Athens, ca. 5th to early 4th century BCE. A tall blackware wine cup (skyphos) of a classic form with very thin walls, a short raised foot, and twin horizontal loop handles, probably used for drinking wine at symposia and/or placed into a grave in memory of that practice. Size: 7.45" W x 5.5" H (18.9 cm x 14 cm)

Provenance: private East Coast collection, New York, USA; ex-East Coast collection, New York Gallery, New York City, New York, USA, acquired before 2010

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.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.

Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.

#140381
Condition Report: Repaired from multiple pieces. Interesting deposits on surface.