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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ancientnoob, post: 2206514, member: 44140&quot;]While on my numismatic journey, I returned to Italy in hopes of finding wonderful silver coins. There were numerous beautiful coins to choose from in Magna Graecia.. While paroozing the the sites, I realized the party was going fierce and at the end of my stay all I walked away with, was this empty wine cup...</p><p><br /></p><p>I first spotted this Kantharos when it was being offered by Joe Mastrario of Imperator Coins and realized the piece had been consigned from the collection of Mavros (Nick) Tavros. I thought to myself hey Nick and I, we have been buddies on Facebook for a couple of years, so I contacted him and he was able to get me a very good deal on the piece.</p><p><br /></p><p>The cup, made familiar to us from the coins of ancient Greece and Italy was the symbol of wine and party. This piece is considered Canosan white ware. The cup was made in the Canosan style in Apulia from (BC 500-323). It features a highly detailed Anthemion painted in Red Ochre. The pigment &quot;ochre&quot; is Hematite Iron Oxide mixed with minerals and clay in various concentrations to produce different colors originating from yellow. Ochre comes from th Greek word<i> Ochros </i>meaning Yellow. The pigment is often referred to as Mars red. The Anthemion is a common boarder and architectural design found through out the Greco-Roman world, it finds it origins deep in the antiquity of Ancient Egypt. </p><p><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/60/Salento_antico.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>Anthemion</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Orna105-Stirnziege.png/800px-Orna105-Stirnziege.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>This kantharos is authentic and in unrestored original condition, what more could one ask for from a 2500 year old used item.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]430543[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]430544[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]430545[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]430546[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]430547[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>The piece also has a very noticeable sweet smell, the scent of flowers. </p><p><br /></p><p>Magna Graecia </p><p>Italy, Apulia</p><p>Kantharos (c. BC 500-323)</p><p>Height: 11.2 cms</p><p>Width: 8.0 cms</p><p>Weight: 157 grams</p><p>Note: Small chip on base foot. Unrestored, complete. Painted in the classical style.</p><p>Prov. ex. Joe Mastrario (Imperator Antiques and Coins, ex. Mavros (Nick) Tavros collection, ex. Old British collection, UK.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I know a few of you out there &quot;mess&quot; with artifacts and pots if you have anything to add I would appreciate it. [USER=42773]@John Anthony[/USER] - You mentioned you had some bedtime reading on the subject, what did you retain?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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