ATTIC RED-FIGURE SKYPHOS WITH OWL Ca. 420 - 380 BC. A pottery skyphos covered with a black glaze and decorated with red-figure owls. Each is flanked by vertical laurel branches. The conical-shaped body tapers down to a disc base, while D-shaped horizontal handles are symmetrically positioned on opposite sides. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 2001.761.5.; Christie's, Live Auction 7207, Lot. 247. Size: 70mm x 140mm; Weight: 115g. Provenance: Property of a central London gallery, previously acquired on the Dutch art market; previously acquired on the Belgium art market; Daniel Bogaerts, Brussels, 1995.This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.