Description:

Magna Graecia, South Italic Colonies, Apulia, near present-day Ignazia, ca. 340 to 320 BCE. A stunning wheel-thrown pottery kalpis, a variant of the hydria with three handles which facilitated easy lifting and pouring. The vessel has an acorn-shaped body with dozens of vertical pattern-molded ribs, a rounded shoulder which tapers to a funnel neck and mouth, and a splayed, collared rim. A pair of horizonal handles are situated on either side of the upper body, and a third arching handle joins the lower shoulder to the upper neck. The entire vessel is adorned with a lustrous black glaze save for the top of the rim and the bottom of the foot, and an elegant "necklace" of fugitive orange pigment bedecks the neck. Size: 4.7" W x 6.8" H (11.9 cm x 17.3 cm).

Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection

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#141965

  • Condition: Professionally repaired and restored from multiple large pieces, with resurfacing, overpainting, and light adhesive residue along break lines. Minor nicks to rim, handles, body, and foot, and fading and abrasions to some glazed areas. Light manganese deposits on rim and beneath foot, light earthen deposits throughout, and great craquelure to some glazed areas.

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