Magna Graecia, South Italy, Apulia, Gnathian, ca. late 4th century BCE to 3rd century BCE. A breathtaking black-glazed skyphos from the south Italian region of Apulia, the cup-shaped body vertically ribbed and standing on a stepped, redware foot. The flat face just above the ribbing boasts an attractive decorative band on each side; on one side is a simple geometric pattern painted with golden yellow-orange between a thin band of white and a thin band of russet red; on the other a russet red band underscores a more complex feather-like motif with a spoked circular wheel-like ornament in the center. The decorative technique displayed on this example is typical for pottery commonly referred to as Gnathian, this term taken from what is present-day Egnazia, a region located on the Adriatic coast of Apulia. In the mid-nineteenth century excavations of the cemeteries of Egnazia (and nearby Fasano) uncovered large quantities of pottery with this type of decoration. Because of this, they became known as the pottery of Egnazia, or Gnathia pottery, despite the fact that little of it was in fact made at Egnazia. A stunning example if Gnathian pottery! Size: 5.125" W x 3.5" H (13 cm x 8.9 cm)

Provenance: Ex - Prominent LA County collector who acquired these prior to 2000

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Repaired as shown, but shows beautifully.