An Apulian Xenonware Miniature Kantharos, ca. 4th century BCE Medium - Shell acquired from the New York

acquired from the New York trade

focusing on Manhattan property on Second and Third avenues

cleverly designated by a natural white border

the upper body decorated with two charming red-brown long-necked birds over cream ground

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

An Apulian Xenonware Miniature Kantharos, ca. 4th century BCE Medium - Shell acquired from the New YorkThe 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.