Bidspirit Auktion | DAUNIAN BICHROME POTTERY OLPE

DAUNIAN BICHROME POTTERY OLPE - Ca. 550-450 BC.A buff-coloured pottery olpe adorned with horizontal bands in dark brown and ochre hues. The central band features a pattern of dark brown dots. The vessel boasts a biconical body with a flat circular base and an outward-flaring rim, complemented by a handle on the side. Olpai were essential vessels in everyday life, utilized for pouring and storing liquids. For a similar, please see The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Accession Number: 66.11.6. Size: 110mm x 120mm; Weight: 375g Provenance: Property of a North London gentleman; from a European Collection of Italic native pottery, France, bought in Paris in the 1990s.