Classical World, Magna Graecia, Southern Italy, Campania, Gnathian Teano Ware, ca. 340 to 320 BCE. A beautiful oinochoe, a pouring vessel, featuring a bulbous body, a sloped shoulder, an attenuated neck, and a symmetrical trefoil rim, all sitting upon a ring-shaped foot. All enveloped in a glossy black glaze, the ancient vessel displays a thin, ribbon-form handle running from the center of the body and flowing into the rim. The exterior is additionally adorned by incised designs filled with white pigment, including a horizontal band of vegetal motif that encircles the shoulder edge and a tongued pattern that embellishes the rim. A gorgeous example of Teano-ware, most likely produced in Teano, Italy, when it was a Greek colony. Size: 2.9" Diameter x 5" H (7.4 cm x 12.7 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, and/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 New York, New York, USA collection; ex-T.G. collection, Florida, USA, acquired in the 2000s

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#169738

Repair and restoration to rim and handle. A few nicks in areas. Otherwise, excellent with great remaining pigments. Collection label on base.