Description:

Greece, Tanagra, Boeotia, ca. 450 BCE. A pair of identical, large, lovely wheel-thrown kantharoi, each with finely-shaped strap handles, a deep interior bowl, and a wide, rounded foot. The interior and exterior surfaces boast layers of lustrous black glaze, and faint areas of silvery iridescence provide for a nice chromatic complementarity. The kantharos is regularly depicted as an attribute of Dionysus and is regularly used for drinking wine or other liquids. These particularly large examples would have held quite a lot of wine! Size of one (they are almost identical in size): 10" W x 8.25" H (25.4 cm x 21 cm)

This piece has been tested using thermoluminescence (TL) analysis and has been found to be ancient and of the period stated. A full report will accompany purchase.

Provenance: ex-private A.A. collection, Munich, Germany, acquired between 1992 and 1996

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  • Condition: Handles on both have been repaired and restored; this is expertly done and very difficult to see. Otherwise in very nice condition with small scratches and chips commensurate with age. Beautiful silvery iridescence on surface.

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