South Italic Gnathian / Apulian Epichysis
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Description
Magna Graecia, southern Italy, near Ignazia, Apulia, ca. 325 BCE. A very fine pottery pouring vessel known as an epichysis, possessing a characteristically spool-shaped base with a slender spout and long, raised looping handle, with applied matching animal heads (perhaps lions?) adorning the areas where the upper handle end meets the spout, all decorated in Gnathian technique with grape vines in fugitive white and yellow-orange paint, a red striation between the grape clusters and leaves above, white rays at the lower neck and on shoulder above spool. Three small decorative elements on front of spool section. Size: 3.75" W x 6.75" H (9.5 cm x 17.1 cm)
Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-Howard T. Knapp collection, acquired from the 1960s - 1980s
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#182243
Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-Howard T. Knapp collection, acquired from the 1960s - 1980s
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
We ship worldwide to most countries and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.
#182243
Condition
Intact and excellent with minor wear to pigment as shown.
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South Italic Gnathian / Apulian Epichysis
Estimate $1,200 - $1,600
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Owner/Executive Director, Antiquities & Pre-Columbian Art
PhD. Art History, Director, Fine & Visual Arts
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