Bidspirit auction | GREEK BLACK-GLAZED GUTTUS WITH PROFILE

GREEK BLACK-GLAZED GUTTUS WITH PROFILE OF EROS - Ca. 300 BC. A classic blackware guttus form with a rounded, ribbed body, a single loop handle, and a high spout with a funnel mouth, all on a raised foot. The tondo is decorated in a low-relief scene depicting Eros in profile. The vessel is covered in a jet-black glaze, and scattered areas of faint iridescence complement the lustrous colour, a reserved band around the pedestal. For similar see: The British Museum, Museum number 1952,0408.1. Size: 90mm x 90mm; Weight: 170g. Provenance: Property of a central London gallery, previously acquired on the Dutch art market; previously acquired on the Belgium art market; Daniel Bogaerts, Brussels, 1995.