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Magna Graecia, southern Italy, near Ignazia, Apulia, ca. 325 BCE. A very fine polychrome bowl of a generous size upon a pedestal tiered foot, all skillfully and extensively decorated via the Gnathian technique in fugitive white and yellow-orange paint over the iridescent, lustrous black ground - most likely made to simulate bronze. Gnathia ware is named for the site where it was first discovered - the Apulian site of Egnathia. The black glaze ware is traditionally decorated with floral motifs in red, white, or yellow hues. Scholars believe that its production most likely was centered around Taras, with primary workshops in Egnathia and Canosa. The quantity and quality of Greek colonial Apulian potters increased significantly following the Peloponnesian War when Attic exports dramatically decreased. Apulian artistry demonstrates influences of Ionian (Hellenic Attic) conventions, as well as Doric (western colonial Greek) styles, with a palpable native Italian aesthetic. Size: 7" in diameter x 3.625" H (17.8 cm x 9.2 cm)

Provenance: private Orange County, California, USA collection acquired before 2000

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  • Condition: Very minor surface wear. A few chips to the rim, some touched up with black pigment. Black finish has attained a beautiful rainbow iridescence and shows attractive areas of craquelure.

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