Southeastern Italy, Apulia, Ca middle 4th century BC. In the form of a female head wearing a diadem with an applied disc and leaf pattern, a trio of heads graces the back edge of the pouring lip, while an additional face emerges from the elegant shaped strap handle emerging from the back of her head. Constructed in red clay with liberal traces of white slip remaining. This graceful vessel was manufactured for funerary rites, to pour offerings of wine or milk onto the tomb of an important ancient person, then placed into the tomb itself. 15-1/2"H.

Provenance: Ex-Harvey Sarner Collection, Palm Springs, CA.

This lot will be sold not subject to a reserve. The starting price is the price at which the item can sell.

Re-assembled (as is normal with Canosan pieces - almost always repaired)