Lot 27B
Magna Graecia, southern Italy, near Ignazia, Apulia, ca. 325 BCE. A very fine pottery pouring vessel known as an epichysis, possessing a characteristically spool-shaped base with a slender spout and long, raised looping handle, with applied matching animal heads (perhaps lions?) adorning the areas where the upper handle end meets the spout, all decorated in Gnathian technique with grape vines in fugitive white and yellow-orange paint, a red striation between the grape clusters and leaves above, white rays at the lower neck, dots alternating with "V"s along the upper end of the spool, and a red band bordered by tiny 'heart-shaped' berries or flower buds adorning the central section of the spool form. Size: 3.5" W x 6.375" H (8.9 cm x 16.2 cm)
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 (Athenian, Attic) conventions, as well as Doric (western colonial Greek) styles, with a palpable native Italian aesthetic.
Provenance: private Carlton Collection, Los Angeles, California, USA, acquired between 1965 and 1980
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- Condition: Small chips to rims of spool form as shown. One slender section reattached to base. Slight surface wear.
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