Bidspirit auction | SET OF DAUNIAN BICHROME KYATHOI

SET OF DAUNIAN BICHROME KYATHOI - Ca. 600 - 500 BC. A set of polychrome kyathoi, crafted in a style similar to the pieces found at the Herdonia site of Ordona in Italy. The handles are adorned with geometric decorative passages, and the rim and exterior walls are decorated with linear bands and intricate geometric motifs of black and red set against a cream background. The bases feature a stylised square divided into four parts, with the third kyathoi having a round depression on the centre of the base. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Accession Number: 65.11.8. Size: 120-170mm x 110-140mm; Weight: 770g Provenance: Private UK collection, acquired on the Dutch art market; previously acquired on the Dutch art market; Frederik Van Driel, Maastricht 1993.