Magna Graecia, southern Italy, Apulia, Gnathian, ca. 340 to 325 BCE. A beautiful Gnathian kylix presenting a traditional form comprised of a broad, shallow bowl and twin upraised looped handles, all upon a raised, tiered, concave pedestal. Adding to its beauty is the red-painted and incised decorative program featuring a foliate motif of 4 leaves arranged equidistantly in a tondo at the center of basin. A lustrous black glaze envelops the rest of the piece, boasting scattered areas of silvery iridescence. Size: 7.8" in diameter x 1.6" H (19.8 cm x 4.1 cm)
Gnathia ware is named for the site where it was first discovered - the Apulian site of Egnathia (also Gnatia, Egnatia, Ignazia). The black glaze ware is traditionally decorated with floral and other decorative motifs in red, white, 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-private T.G. collection, Williston, Florida, USA, #2945, acquired in 2000
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Condition
Stable surface fissures to base. Expected nicks and abrasions throughout. Otherwise, intact and excellent with impressively preserved pigment and detail. Black glaze has attained a marvelous iridescence.