Apulian Red Figure Owl Cup Skyphos Ca 4th Century BC.
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Apulian Red Figure Owl Cup Skyphos Ca 4th Century BC. Size 3 inches high. 6 inches across handle span. A deep pottery cup decorated in red figure style with a wide eyed alert owl between olive branches, twin horizontal handles to either side of rim. In the ancient Mediterranean the Owl was a symbol for knowledge and the mascot for the City-state of Athens and historically quite important. Size: 3 inches (7.8cm) Height x 6 inches Diam handle to handle. Provenance: Charles Ede Ltd. London, with certificate, letter and receipt.
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Apulian Red Figure Owl Cup Skyphos Ca 4th Century BC.
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