GREEK CANOSAN TERRACOTTA TREFOIL OINOCHOE WITH OLIVE LEAVES

Ca. 300 BC. A terracotta trefoil oinochoe with an inverted piriform body on a moulded spreading foot, a tall concave neck and a flaring trefoil mouth. A high strap handle extends from the shoulder to the rim and loops above the mouth. The neck is painted with vertical red strokes beneath horizontal bands, with further red bands encircling the shoulder and body. The lower body is decorated with a broad spray of red olive leaves. Size: 270mm x 110mm; Weight: 520g Provenance: Private UK collection; acquired in Germany; previously held in a Switzerland-based collection formed in the late 20th century.

Estimate:$401.85

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