GREEK GNATHIAN TERRACOTTA THISTLE MUG WITH DECORATION
Ca. 350-300 BC. A beautiful mug with a small strap handle coming off the shoulder and rolling forward onto the lower rim. The rim flares outward at the top; the round foot has a series of rolled steps that indicate the incredible attention to detail on this cup. Painted yellow and white curving and spiralling designs provide nice detail to the upper part of the body. For a similar example, see The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Accession Number: 1981.11.1. Size: L:125mm / W:85mm ; 190g Provenance: From the private collection of a Kent gentleman; previously in an old British collection, formed in the 1990s on the UK /European art markets.

Estimate: GBP 150 - 300