Ca. 400-300 BC. A Messapian lebes gamikos, a delicately formed "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 would have rested a discoid lid with a knobbed handle. The vessel sits on a low, circular foot. The centre is decorated with a band of stylised vines, with horizontal bands above and below.Size: L:164mm / W:173mm ; 765gProvenance: London Anient Art Gallery 2000, ex of London Gallery, Ex New York Gallery- Fortuna Fina Arts., Ex Ye Olde Curiousity Shoppe 2003