Bidspirit auction | GNATHIAN SKYPHOS WITH GRAPES AND

GNATHIAN SKYPHOS WITH GRAPES AND LEAVES MOTIF - Ca. 330 - 280 BC. A terracotta skyphos with a deep hemispherical bowl, straight rim, and a pair of horizontal handles. Decorated in added white, yellow, and red over a black-glazed ground, the upper frieze is decorated with tongues, blocks, dots, and vine tendrils, while the lower register features a continuous band of stylised grape clusters and tendrils. The reverse is decorated with dotted floral clusters framed by vertical bands of ivy. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 1980.11.17; M. Rubinich, Ceramica e coroplastica della magna grecia nella Collezione de Brandis, 2006, Cat. 66, p. 26. Size: 145mm x 65mm; Weight: 85g Provenance: Property of a central London gallery; previously acquired on the Dutch art market; previously acquired on the English art market; Wilson Jenikin, London 1982. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter. This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.