Olla Dauno-messapian, Daunian Ii, Mediterranean Basin, 550 To 400 Bc.

Very beautiful Olla with a hemispherical body, two side handles with fox heads on each side, erect ears and a pointed muzzle, it ends with a strangled neck topped with a wide flared lip. It is decorated with a rich decoration in concentric lines of different thicknesses and colors, geometric, and cascading arcs of circles. Polychrome terracotta, one restored handle, small chips on one ear and on the top of the lip, a muzzle is missing from a fox's head, slight restoration not exceeding 3 to 5 percent of the overall mass of the work. Dauno-Messapian, Daunian II, Mediterranean basin, 550 to 400 BC. Dimensions: 19 X 22 cm Bibliography: L'art premier des Iapyges, Jacques Chamay and Chantal Courtois, Éditions Electa Napoli, Italy 2002, page 63, fig 17, for a similar model. Provenance: old sale Le Havre Enchères, old collection of Cantal constituted before 1980. Sold with certificate of authenticity from the expert Serge Reynes Guarantee of origin and period. * Shipping costs on estimate Careful packaging and shipping by DHL carrier