VILLANOVAN DECORATED TERRACOTTA KYATHOS Ca. 700 BC. A terracotta kyathos with a flaring bowl on a ring foot and a high arched strap handle. The lower body is encircled by a ridged band of protruding knobs, above which runs a frieze of incised chevrons. The interior is decorated with concentric circular recesses and radiating grooves, while the handle bears a series of parallel incised lines. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 96.18.83. Size: 160mm x 105mm; Weight: 195g Provenance: Private UK collection, acquired on the Dutch art market; previously acquired on the Dutch art market; Edwin Zwart, Amsterdam, 1987.