An Apulian Xenonware Miniature Kantharos, ca. 4th century BCE Medium - Shell with domed lid and small

with domed lid and small

acquired from the New York trade

Necklace length: 28 inches (71 cm)

1913 and 1915 by Gustave Maurice Heckscher who then donated to the museum founded by his father

as water creatures in Maya art often symbolize the primordial sea

An Apulian Xenonware Miniature Kantharos, ca. 4th century BCE Medium - Shell with domed lid and smallThe miniature black painted vessel standing on a low ring base with a wide mouth and everted lip, two applied handles on either side, the hourglass body decorated with a band of wavy lines inside a rectangle, the lines on one side vertical and the other horizontal. Medium: Blackware ceramic Dimensions: Height: 2 inches (4. 92 cm) Condition: Overall intact and in excellent condition, the surface with scattered mineral deposits. Provenance: David F.