Apulian Gnathia-Ware Skyphos

A large ancient Apulian Greek black glazed Gnathia-ware skyphos, decorated with geometric and foliate patterns in added red and white.

Apulia, Magna Graecia, Southern Italy.
Ca. 340-320 BC.
Height: 4 3/4 in. (12 cm).
Intact, excellent condition.

Gnathia ware is so named as it was first found at the Apulian site of Egnathia. The black glaze ware is often decorated with red, white, or yellow floral motifs. Production probably was centered around Taras, with workshops in Egnathia and Canosa.
The output and quality of the Greek colonial potters working in Apulia increased greatly following the Peloponnesian War when Attic exports fell off sharply. Apulian craftsmanship is an amalgamation of the Ionian (Athenian, Attic) conventions, and Doric (western colonial Greek) styles, with a noticeable native Italian aesthetic.

Formerly in the collection of J. P. Baxter, acquired in the 1880's in Southern Italy.

Inv#: 3523

$2,250

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