VILLANOVAN KANTHAROS WITH GEOMETRIC INCISED DECORATION Ca. 700 BC. A ceramic kantharos, a deep vessel with distinctive high openwork twisted handles, meant for consuming wine. This example has a protruding border between the body and foot, a thin rim with a smooth lip, and a small circular foot. The exterior of the vessel is decorated with a meander geometric motif. The body is made of impasto, a coarse earthenware that is a precursor to Etruscan bucchero. Size: 120mm x 180mm; Weight: 260g. Provenance: Property of a London gallery; acquired on the German art market; Ex. collection IL, Austria, acquired between 1960 and 1990. Accompanied by German export license.