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LOT 123:
DAUNIAN BICHROME POTTERY OLPE
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DAUNIAN BICHROME POTTERY OLPE
Ca. 550 - 450 BC.A buff-coloured pottery olpe adorned with horizontal bands in dark brown and ochre hues. The central band features a pattern of dark brown dots. The vessel boasts a biconical body with a flat circular base and an outward-flaring rim, complemented by a handle on the side. Olpai were essential vessels in everyday life, utilized for pouring and storing liquids. For a similar, please see The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Accession Number: 66.11.6.Size: 110mm x 120mm; Weight: 375gProvenance: Property of a North London gentleman; from a European Collection of Italic native pottery, France, bought in Paris in the 1990s.
