GNATHIAN PELIKE WITH LADY OF FASHION Ca. 350 - 300 BC. A black-glazed terracotta pelike with a pear-shaped body on a footed base, a tall neck with everted rim, and twin vertical strap handles joining the shoulder to the neck. The upper body is decorated in added white, yellow, and red with a female profile facing left, flanked by scrolls, above a dotted border and beneath two friezes: one of tongue pattern and another of alternating white/yellow and red blocks. For similar see: M. Rubinich, Ceramica e coroplastica della magna grecia nella Collezione de Brandis, 2006, Cat. 64, p. 21; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 41.162.273. Size: 240mm x 145mm; Weight: 710g Provenance: Private UK collection, acquired from the private collection of Mr. R. Unger; previously with a London gallery; acquired in the 1970s on the UK art market. 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.