An Apulian Black-Glazed Kylix, ca. 4th - 3rd century BCE Amulets - GGSA once burnished to a gleaming

once burnished to a gleaming reflective surface

It suggested the perfume of divine life

and Kunsthalle der Hypo-Kulturstiftung

placed with the deceased to safeguard their passage

translucent crimson and sits securely within the bezel

An Apulian Black-Glazed Kylix, ca. 4th - 3rd century BCE Amulets - GGSA once burnished to a gleamingThis graceful and elegant stemless cup with fine good black gloss was used for drinking wine. The wide shallow body sits on a low foot with convex bottom and externally incorporates a narrow concave rim band. Inside the bowl, the wide flat rim band is offset. The round sectioned II shaped handles, that tilt and upswung are attached to the body just below the rim band. Medium: Ceramic Dimensions: Height: Width: 8 3 4 inches (22. 4 cm) Condition: The