Ca. 340-325 BC. A rare bottle 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. This example of Gnathian ware, however, displays no figural work but rather a fine-line netted pattern that embellishes the rounded body in white pigment added to the black-slipped ground after firing. In addition, the painter took a generally highly ornamental approach to the neck and lower body i.e. the white and yellow horizontal bands leading to a series of white vertical bands that are capped by more horizontal bands as well as the bands wrapping the lower body. The form is just as elegant, boasting a stunning silhouette with a globular body, and a neck that narrows gracefully to a wide-rimmed spout, all upon a raised narrow foot. Overall, a lovely example that demonstrates skilful technique and an overall polychromatic effect characteristic of Gnathia. For a similar see The British Museum, Museum number 1844,0113.8, or The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Accession Number: 2021.40.30.Size: L:120mm / W:70mm ; 105gProvenance: Private collection, London; acquired in Geneva from Alara gallery on 1990s.