4th century BCE
Bottom of stem left unglazed. Inside of cup is an impressed quatre-foil circumscribed by a wreath design.
6.35 x 16.51 cm (2 1/2 x 6 1/2 in.)
From the collection of William A. Koshland
Bucchero
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20th centuryGermanTerracotta
6th century BCEGreekMetal
17th centurySpanishTransitional blue-and-white ware: porcelain with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt blue
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