GREEK TERRACOTTA GUTTUS WITH LION HEAD Ca. 400 - 300 BC. A black-glazed terracotta guttus with a ribbed, rounded body tapering to a narrow foot, a vertical spout with a thickened lip, and a loop handle rising from the shoulder. The upper surface is decorated with a moulded relief of a lion’s head set at the centre. The surface retains a glossy black slip, with a reserved band encircling the base. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 96.18.36 (type). Size: 100mm x 110mm; Weight: 165g Provenance: Private UK collection, acquired on the Dutch art market; previously acquired on the Belgian art market; Hugo Lievens, Brussels 1982.