GREEK SOUTH ITALIC POTTERY PATERA
Subgeometric III, Ca. 4th century BC.
With a rosette in the tondo enclosed within a band of alternating lines and dots, framed by thick, plain bands, a band of ivy below the rim, light-brown umber paint on a cream background. Two raised handles with applied decorative protrusions on either side. Daunian or Messapian with clear Greek influence.
Size: L:126mm / W:358mm ; 1.7Kg
Provenance: Ex. High Wycombe Estate collection 2000, Ex. Gorny & Mosch, previously in a Bavarian collection acquired in 1970s. Exhibited: Olympia Art & Antiques fair, London June 2022.
Estimate: GBP 1500 - 3000