South Italy, circa 4th Century B.C.
Both sides showing an owl, flanked by laurel branches, 14.5cm wide including handles
Footnotes
Provenance
Adrian Stanford and Norman St John-Stevas (1929-2012), Baron St John of Fawsley, collection;
Anonymous sale, Bellmans London, 29 November 2010, lot 1143 (acquired at this sale)
Literature
White, Mary, Beasts at the Whites' House, Vol.1, 2020, p.210