Magna Graecia, Southern Italy, Eastern Apulia/Gnathia, ca. 340 to 325 BCE. A breathtaking bottle created in a pottery workshop in the Apulia region of southern Italy where potters were known for introducing additional pigments to the red-figure painting technique. This example of Gnathian ware, however, displays no figural work but rather a fine-line netted pattern embellishes the rounded body in white pigment added to the black-slipped ground after firing. In addition, the painter took a generally highly ornamental approach to the neck and lower body i.e. the white horizontal bands as well as a wide red horizontal band adorning the shoulder leading to a series of white vertical bands that are capped by more white horizontal bands as well as the white and red bands wrapping the lower body. The form is just as elegant, boasting a stunning silhouette with a globular body, a neck that narrows gracefully to a wide rimmed spout, all upon a raised narrow foot. Overall, a lovely example that demonstrates skillful technique and an overall polychromatic effect characteristic of Gnathia. Size: 3.125" in diameter x 4.875" H (7.9 cm x 12.4 cm)

Provenance: Ex-Orange County, California collection

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