Sale 213 Lot 228  

Daunian Terracotta Decorated Bowl Daunian terracotta patera plate which originated in the Apulia region of Southern Italy Dating back to the Classical period around the 4th century BC, it is made from buff-colored terracotta and decorated with dark brown pigment, featuring a central "X" motif surrounded by a border of thirteen triangular points that create a radiating star or sunburst pattern. Diameter: 6 inches; height: 2 inches
$350-450

PROVENANCE: Present lot was acquired by Bennett Schiff (1920-2014), a member of the U.S. Foreign Service who served as press attaché in Nicosia, Cyprus, and Tehran from 1962 until 1967.He moved to Washington, DC, in 1967 to work as a consultant to the Peace Corps, the Office of Economic Opportunity, the Ford Foundation, the Inter-American Foundation, and the Department of Health, Education and Welfare.

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