Bidspirit auction | GNATHIAN BLACK GLAZE EPICHYSIS

GNATHIAN BLACK GLAZE EPICHYSIS - Ca. 350 - 300 BC. A black glaze squat epichysis with a cylindrical lower body and a domed shoulder decorated with a rosette surrounded by vertical strokes and radiating petals in added white, red and yellow. A band of ovolo encircles the midsection, and the tall spout ends in a rounded lip with twin projections at the base. A tall, arching handle connects the shoulder with the spout. For similar see: British Museum Museum number 1856,1226.153; 1867,0508.1207 Size: 150mm x 90mm; Weight: 195g Provenance: Property of a central London gallery, previously acquired on the Dutch art market; previously acquired on the Belgian art market; Hugo Lievens, Brussels 1982.