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A Greek Gnathia-Ware Skyphos, of the Saint-Valentin Class

Currency:USD Category:Antiquities / Greek Start Price:1,000.00 USD Estimated At:1,500.00 - 2,000.00 USD
A Greek Gnathia-Ware Skyphos, of the Saint-Valentin Class

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Auction Date:2012 Sep 14 @ 10:00 (UTC-6 : CST/MDT)
Location:P.O. Box 714, Erie, Colorado, 80516, United States
South Italic, Greek, Apulia, ca 350 BC.Beautifully potted and painted pottery vessel in the style known as Saint-Valentin. Upper section decorated in series of diamond patterns, lower in Gnathian style with added white pigment. Saint-Valentin vases appeared in the second quarter of the 5th Century BC in Athens and remained throughout the century. The genre mainly consists of sessile kantharoi and skyphoi painted with textile-like patterns of checquer, feathers, scales and florals. The style was further copied by South Italian vase painters. 3-7/8"H x 5-3/4"W handlespan. Restored handle, else intact / choice.

Provenance: Ex-A. Gualario Collection, Tampa, FL acquired in the 1960s.

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