Ca. 400-300 BC. A terracotta lebes gamikos, a delicately formed "marriage vase" with an inverted bell-shaped body and its characteristic pair of horizontal strap handles set on either shoulder. The mouth with a raised rim on which would have rested a discoid lid with a knobbed handle. The vessel sits on a low, circular foot. The lower part of the body is embellished with a set of black and brown bands and through the shoulder runs a decorative register of checkered pattern.Size: L:145mm / W:160mm ; 415gProvenance: 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 and old European collection.