LARGE DAUNIAN BICHROME TERRACOTTA JUG

Ca. 550 - 400 BC. A large bichrome terracotta jug with a rounded body, short neck and broad flaring rim. A tall strap handle extends from the shoulder to above the mouth, terminating at the rim. The body is encircled by horizontal bands in red and brown, with a central register of geometric ornament. Further painted bands decorate the neck and mouth, and the handle is embellished with transverse and longitudinal stripes. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 67.11.6. Size: 80mm x 140mm; Weight: 635g Provenance: Private UK collection; acquired in Germany; previously held in a Switzerland-based collection formed in the late 20th century.

Estimation:€357.7

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