RARE GREEK KALATHOS WITH GEOMETRIC MOTIF Ca. 600 BC. A terracotta kalathos with a sharply flaring rim, the interior and exterior coated in a lustrous black glaze, set above a short cylindrical body left unglazed. The midsection is encircled by horizontal ridges, below which runs a painted frieze of geometric motifs in black slip, including vertical strokes, lozenges, and zigzags. For similar see: E. Trinkl, The Wool Basket: function, depiction and meaning of the kalathos, P. 1-5. Size: 70mm x 115mm; Weight: 155g Provenance: Private UK collection, acquired on the Dutch art market; previously acquired on the Belgian art market; Hugo Lievens, Brussels 1982.