Ca. 4th century BC. A Daunian lebes gamikos - "marriage vase" with an inverted bell-shaped body and its characteristic pair of horizontal strap handles set on either shoulder. The mouth with a raised rim on which rests a discoid lid with a knobbed handle. The vessel sits on a low, circular foot. Both, the body and lid are decorated with a red-painted design of circumferential bands and petaloid motifs. Flawlessly intact.Size: L:140mm / W:145mm ; 370gProvenance: Property of a London gallery; formely in High Wycombe Estate collection; formerly acquired from Dr Peter Michael, Apolluxx Antiquities in Luxembourg in 2008. Exhibited: Olympia Art & Antiques fair, London, June 2022.