Description:

Magna Graecia, Southern Italy, Ignazia, ca. 4th century BCE. A polychrome pottery wine cup (skyphos) with a remarkably thin-walled body, twin horizontal loop handles, and a short, round 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. The elaborate decorative program on this example consists of two registers: just below the rim, repeated tongues with incised lines; below this, hanging grapevines punctuated by circles. The black ground has gained wonderful iridescence over time. Size: 6.75" W x 4.5" H (17.1 cm x 11.4 cm)

Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection

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#145865

  • Condition: A few tiny chips from the surface, mainly from the peripheries. One handle has been repaired, with the repair well done and unobtrusive and no repainting. Otherwise in nice condition with light encrustations and a faint iridescence on the black surface.

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