Skyphos. Gnathia century, IV BC. Black glazed ceramic.

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  Skyphos. Gnathia century, IV BC. Black glazed ceramic. Measurements: 8 x 9,5 cm. Skyphos made in the workshops of Gnathia, decorated with the black glaze technique, combined with synthesized geometric and vegetal motifs brushed in red and white colors, organized in concentric bands, following a typical style of Gnathian pottery. The skyphos is a deep wine cup, with two handles and a low, wide base, or without a base. The handles may be small and horizontal, projecting from the rim (in Corinthian and Athenian forms), or they may be loop-shaped, set on the rim or protruding from the base. The black glaze technique employs the same glaze used on the red and black-figure ceramics, but covering the piece completely, without figurative decoration. It was a transparent raw glaze, which adopted its characteristic black tone, intense and shiny, once fired. Gnathia vases are a type of pottery belonging to ancient Apulian painting from the 4th century B.C. They owe their name to the ancient city of Gnathia (now Egnazia) in eastern Apulia. There, the first examples of the style were discovered in the mid-19th century. Its production began in Apulia around 370/360 BC, paralleling the local version of the red-figure style that developed trends toward polychromy at that time. Gnathia vases are characterized by the application of different paints directly on the body of the vase. The subjects depicted include erotes, images of women's lives, theatrical scenes and Dionysian motifs. Painting was often limited to the upper half of the vase body, while the lower half often had only ornamental decoration. The most common forms were bells, pelicans, oinochoai and skyphos.
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