An Apulian Xenonware Miniature Skyphos, ca. 450 - 350 BCE Chains - 18K White Gold died December 18th in a

died December 18th in a hospice in Hampstead

These rosettes give us a vivid idea of Egyptian palace décor

Food and drink offerings were common on these tables as they symbolized the nourishment provided to the deceased in the afterlife

often evoking clouds

and the raised planes of the overall piece would have reflected light and sparkled in the sun

An Apulian Xenonware Miniature Skyphos, ca. 450 - 350 BCE Chains - 18K White Gold died December 18th in aA finely made miniature skyphos in black glazed ceramic, with a curved form sitting on a low ring base and two handles applied at either end of the wide mouth. The body has been decorated in red ochre with a register of horizontal chevrons below the rim, separated from a lower register of waves with a band. Miniature xenonware vessels such as this example were used to hold votive offerings at temples and home shrines. Travellers would make a