ITALY
Loop-handled bowl (Italic-Daunian ware)
4th century BCE

Medium
fired clay

Measurements
11.0 × 17.2 × 15.0 cm

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1894

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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Italy

Accession Number
80X-D1A

Department
Antiquities

Physical description
Shallow bowl with a single, high-swung strap handle. Pale yellow-buff clay decorated with brown and red/brown paint. The rim and exterior body are decorated in plain bands, the handle with a diamond on the inner face and vertical stripes on the outer. "Geometric" star in tando. On the base are geometric designs around a central circle containing a rectangle with curved outlines.

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Loop-handled bowl (Italic-Daunian ware)
4th century BCE