Greek Boeotian Blackware Kantharos
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Description
Ancient Greece, Tanagra, Boeotia, ca. 4th century BCE. A large and beautiful wheel-thrown pottery kantharos with a wide, rounded foot, a projecting midsection, a deep interior bowl, a flared rim, and a pair of finely-shaped strap handles with small tabs near the middle. The interior and exterior surfaces boast faint areas of silvery iridescence which provide a nice chromatic complementarity to the jet-black glaze. Size: 8.25" W x 6.125" H (21 cm x 15.6 cm).
Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection
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#137811
Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
We ship worldwide to most countries and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.
#137811
Condition
Handles repaired from several large pieces and entire base reattached, with small chips, light overpainting, and some adhesive residue along break lines. Surface wear and abrasions commensurate with age, minor nicks and chips to rim, handles, body, and base, with fading to areas of black glaze. Nice earthen deposits throughout, and faint silvery iridescence in scattered areas. Old inventory label on base.
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Greek Boeotian Blackware Kantharos
Estimate $900 - $1,400
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