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An Apulian (Greek) gnathia-style skyphos (two-handled deep wine cup)
Late 4th century BC
Gnathia
Gnathia
Puglia
A vase made in a Greek colony in southern Italy.
A vase made in a Greek colony in southern Italy.
Black on red clay, incised
Height: 15cm, maximum
Diameter (excluding handles): 14cm
Diameter (including handles): 23cm
Diameter (excluding handles): 14cm
Diameter (including handles): 23cm
Museum number: L20
Vermeule catalogue number: Vermeule 551
On display: Library-Dining Room
All spaces are in No. 13 Lincoln's Inn Fields unless identified as in No. 12, Soane's first house.
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Curatorial note
Incised vine and leaf design around upper outside rim; traces of red, etc. colouring of buds and berries. Reserved bend above foot.
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