Bidspirit auction | DAUNIAN BICHROME KRATER

DAUNIAN BICHROME KRATER - Ca. 500 - 400 BC A Daunian bi-chrome wheel-thrown krater vessel with a broad, funnel-shaped rim surrounding a wide mouth. The cream-hued vessel is elaborately decorated with black and brown bands to create striped, circular, and geometric motifs. A pair of tab handles in the shape of stylised animal and a pair of arching strap handles line the midsection. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Accession Number: 1970.11.11. Size: 230mm x 220mm; Weight: 5.06kg Provenance: Private UK collection; From an old London collection formed in the 1990s.