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Greek Gnathian Skyphos with Garlands

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5th-3rd century BC. A blackware skyphos with flared foot and two square handles; to each face a band of ovolo below the rim, pendant trails in white with ivy leaves. 112 grams, 13cm (5"). From the estate of a North Country collector, acquired over a 30 year period from the early 1970s.