Classical world, Southern Italy, Apulia, Messapian tribe, ca. 5th to 3rd century BCE. A stylish example of the most famous Messapian form, the trozella (sometimes "trozzella"). The vessel has high strap handles, each punctuated at the top by round "wheels" ("trozella" means, in the local dialect, "little wheels"). The body is wide, with a pronounced rim that flows seamlessly into the handles, and the entire piece stands on a short, round foot. Around the body are well-rendered, diamond-shaped designs with cross-hatched interiors, and concentric bands as well as stippled motifs around the shoulders, all in an umber hue atop a creamy-beige ground. An uppercase Greek "Psi" letter rests at the base of one handle near the mouth opening, with X-shaped designs around it. A beautiful example! Size: 4.25" H (10.8 cm)
Provenance: private New York, USA collection acquired on the European art market, circa 1970s to 1980s by Mr. S.A. for his private collection and kept in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Thence by descent, New York, 1998
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#192815
Condition
Intact and excellent with minor wear to pigment as shown