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.