Greek, A small Attic black-glazed bowl , Classical Period, circa late 5th - 4th century BC

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A small Attic black-glazed bowl , Classical Period, circa late 5th - 4th century BC

Pottery

Diameter: 6.8 cm

£ 500.00

Greek, A small Attic black-glazed bowl , Classical Period, circa late 5th - 4th century BC

A small, shallow black-glazed bowl with a pedestal foot. Condition Intact. Surface wear with chipping and pitting to the glaze throughout. Larger scratching on the base on the inside. Heavy...

A small, shallow black-glazed bowl with a pedestal foot.

Condition
Intact. Surface wear with chipping and pitting to the glaze throughout. Larger scratching on the base on the inside. Heavy encrustation remaining on the underside of the foot.

Provenance

Professor E. A. Cornelius Collection, Berlin/Padenghe, acquired 1957 in Berlin
Private Collection, Germany

Literature

Such miniature vessels would have been used as salt cellars, or possibly as a measure for dry ingredients. For a similar example see, The British Museum, accession no. 1911.02.0015.

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