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Black-glazed Attic Mug, 500-480 BC

Black-glazed Attic mug with thin flaring rim lip, curved wall slightly offset from the bulged foot.

Low strap handle. The flat underside reserved featuring a small circle at center.

For a similar shape cf. item no. 191 in: B.A. Sparkes, L. Talcott. The Athenian Agora. Black and Plain Pottery. Princeton 1970.

Intact and of pristine quality. Lustrous black glaze with much etched root marks.

H. 7.4 cm (2.9 in)

Swiss art market

480 USD