Description:

Magna Graecia, Southern Italy, Campania, ca. 360 to 320 BCE. A classic blackware guttus (or guttos) form with a rounded, ribbed body, a single loop handle, a high spout with a funnel mouth and an everted rim adorned with concentric rings, and a raised, tiered spool foot, all presenting a lustrous jet-black finish save for the underside of the foot. The tondo is decorated in low relief with the head of Medusa, the mythical female monster with venomous snakes for hair and a gaze which could instantly turn a man into stone. The concept of a gorgon is at least as old as Homer and continued to be used as a monstrous symbol throughout the Roman and post-classical period, especially popular as decoration on pottery. Size: 4.15" W x 3.4" H (10.5 cm x 8.6 cm)

Provenance: private Alabama, USA collection; ex-Roy Green collection

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#148726

  • Condition: Intact, with light deposits, mainly in the lower profile areas. Great preservation of central motif.

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