Magna Graecia, Southern Italy, Campania, ca. 360 to 325 BCE. A beautiful wheel-thrown lekythos of a squat form with a miniscule footed base, a globular body with a curved shoulder, a broad neck base which tapers to a slender neck, a funnel mouth, and an applied loop handle. The shoulder displays a register of incised vines with ivy leaves and small bunches of berries colored with applied orange pigment. The majority of the body, handle, and spout are colored in lustrous jet-black glaze, with only the underside of the foot left undecorated. A fabulous example from ancient Magna Graecia! Size: 4" W x 5.125" H (10.2 cm x 13 cm).
Teano pottery is known for the application of thick added pigments enhanced with incised decorations - in this case vine tendrils.
Provenance: private East Coast collection, New York Gallery, New York City, New York, USA; ex-private Orange County, California, USA collection, acquired at Royal Athena Gallery, New York, New York, USA; ex-private Connecticut, USA collection, acquired prior to 2000
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Condition
Surface wear and minor abrasions commensurate with age, fading of white pigmentation to an orange color, small nicks to shoulder and base, with some light cracking around area where foot meets body, and some fading to glaze pigmentation. Light earthen deposits throughout.