Two Canosan Terracotta Doves

A pair of ancient Canosan Greek painted terracotta doves.

Canosa, Apulia, Magna Graecia.

Ca. 350 – 300 BC.

Length: 5 in. (12.6 cm).

Canosa was a prosperous early Greek colony in Apulia. It became an important commercial center and producer of fine pottery in the Hellenistic Period.

Formerly in the Philip Pearlstein collection, New York.

Inv#: 9161

$3,500

Guaranteed Authentic

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