ATTIC RED-FIGURE SKYPHOS WITH OWL. Ca. 500 - 400 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: 120mm x 55mm; Weight: 50g. Provenance: Private UK collection; previously acquired on the Swiss art market in the 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter. This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.