Description:

Magna Graecia, Southern Italy, Campania, ca. 360 to 325 BCE. A fine mold-made ceramic guttus (also guttos) used to pour oil into oil-burning lamps. The vessel rests upon a concave ringed foot with a discoid body covered in dozens of fine vertical ribs, a petite loop handle, and an upturned pouring spout with an everted ringed lip. The central tondo depicts a stylized face of the god Zeus, his face framed by his voluminous hair and beard. The majority of the guttus is covered in a lustrous black glaze and areas of faint silvery iridescence, though the underside of the foot still boasts its orange buffware coloration. A fantastic example depicting one of mythology's mightiest heroes! Size: 4.7" W x 3.8" H (11.9 cm x 9.7 cm)

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

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  • Condition: Intact, with old collection number written in pencil on the underside.

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