Daunian Kyathos

Culture: Daunian

Period: 6th-5th century B.C.

Material: Terracotta

Dimensions: 16.5 cm in diameter; 10.6 cm high

Price: Sold

Ref: 4145

Provenance: Private collection Professor Dr. Rudolf Leopold (1925-2010), Vienna, Austria. Thence in the family estate.

Condition: Except for a stable stress crack below the handle intact.

Description: Large kyathos on a flat, slightly concave base with red, brown and beige paint. The large round bowl with a corpus rounded outwards and a funnel-shaped rim. A high loop handle, which starts on the rim and reaches to the bottom. The paint outside with stripes and band decoration. Inside a rectangle with inwardly curved sides. The handle decorated with broad bands and the base with a grid pattern.