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Daunian Poly-Chrome Pitcher, Ex-Farwell, Published

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Daunian Poly-Chrome Pitcher, Ex-Farwell, Published

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Auction Date:2012 Nov 16 @ 10:00 (UTC-6 : CST/MDT)
Location:P.O. Box 714, Erie, Colorado, 80516, United States
South Italy, Ca. 5th - 4th Century BC, Pitcher is painted with red and brown horizontal stripes, with the center line being dotted. The body of the vessel forms a narrow spout at the top that is painted with a brown band and "III" at 12, 3, 6, & 9 o'Clock. The handle has three vertical stripes and is fully attached to the body. Pitchers like these were used for holding water, wine, and other liquids. 5-3/4"H x 6"W. Intact with surface wear.

Provenance: Ex-Bryon Farwell Collection. Part of a 209 piece collection of ancient pottery featured in the book, "The Farwell Collection" published in 1953 by Franklin P. Johnson, University of Chicago art historian and archaeologist. Byron Farwell was a young Army captain stationed in Italy during WW II, and pieces presented in this book were personally excavated by him in 1944/45 in Ordonia, Italy.

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