Lot 396
Mint Greek Xenon Kantharos With Wave Pattern and Ivy Tendrils. Ca. 375-350 B.C. Approximately 4.25 inches high by 6.25 inches wide from handle to handle. This type of ceramic, known as "Xenon ware" after a similar kantharos now in Frankfurt, may be a combination of native Greek from southern Italy and mainland Greek, meaning a Greek artist from Attica. It may also have been imported from Attica into Magna Graecia. Having a ring base and ellipsoid handles, a black glossy glaze with matt pinkish-red designs, and decorative motifs of laurel, wave patterns, ivy leaf, and chevrons. Mint condition. Estimate $600 - 800
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