Lot 15D
Magna Graecia, southern Italy, Apulia, Gnathian, ca. 340 to 325 BCE. A very fine pottery wine cup (skyphos) presenting a classic silhouette, with a remarkably thin-walled body, twin horizontal loop handles raised at their ends, and a short, round, tiered concave foot, 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, in this case white and pinkish coral. The elaborate decorative program on this example consists of (from top to bottom): a band of ovalo followed by a narrow register of nested sideways "S" motifs, followed by a dotted band above a grand blossoming floral vine and a pair of budding tendrils on the other side. Registers are separated via incised striations, and the black ground shows areas of wonderful iridescence. Overall, a lovely example that demonstrates skillful technique and a refined polychromatic effect characteristic of Gnathia. Size: 5.875" W handlespan x 2.75" H (14.9 cm x 7 cm)
Provenance: private Orange County, California, USA collection, acquired before 2000
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#125985
- Condition: Tiny nick and scuffs to rim. Faint silhouette of a once painted flower blossom between the pair of tendrils.
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