Bidspirit auction | APULIAN XENON WARE VOTIVE KANTHAROS

APULIAN XENON WARE VOTIVE KANTHAROS - Ca. 325 - 280 BC. A black-glazed kantharos with high-arched handles rising above the rim, a deep, rounded body, and a tall, flaring foot. One side is decorated with a frieze of scrolls and dotted motifs between red lines, above which runs a band of chevrons. The reverse shows a stylised branch with elongated leaves framed by linear borders and tongues on the rim.For similar see: M. Rubinich, Ceramica e coroplastica dalla Magna Grecia nella collezione De Brandis, Eritreg, 2006, Cat. 94.Size: 155mm x 150mm; Weight: 290gProvenance: Property of a central London gallery, previously acquired on the Dutch art market; previously acquired on the Belgium art market; Daniel Bogaerts, Brussels, 1995.