An Apulian Xenonware Miniature Skyphos, ca. 450 - 350 BCE Chains - 18K White Gold Food and drink offerings were

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

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

These rosettes give us a vivid idea of Egyptian palace décor

literally 'the sound one'

Medium: Gold

An Apulian Xenonware Miniature Skyphos, ca. 450 - 350 BCE Chains - 18K White Gold Food and drink offerings wereA 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