Circa 300 BC A buff Messapian two handled kantharos from the Greek south Italian colonies. This piece is very well potted with attractive red decoration in concentric lines to the neck, body, and base of the pot. The item is in excellent condition and isplete and intact. For aprehensive guide of Daunian pottery, see: De Juliis, E. M. (1977). La ceramica geometrica della Daunia. Firenze: G.C. Sansoni. Size: L:195mm / W:190mm; 850g Provenance: Property of a central London Gallery; formerly in a South English estate collection; acquired in the 1990s from Andre de Munter, Brussels, Belgium; previously in an old European collection.