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Greek, South Italian
Early Hellenistic Period
early 3rd century B.C.
Place of Manufacture: Italy, Apulia
Medium/Technique
Ceramic, Gnathian Ware
Dimensions
11.6 cm (4 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
General Funds
Accession Number80.625
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
Catalogue Raisonné
Vase-Painting in Italy (MFA), no. 140.
DescriptionThe incised ribs on the body are rough and shallow. Below the handle, beneath the black glaze, is an incised star. On the rim is a band of yellow egg-pattern above a chain of yellow cirlces with dotted pendants, the whole resembling a necklace. The lower body is reserved.
ITALIAN VASE PAINTING in ITALY, #140 (80.625)
Mug (oinochoe of shape 8M)
Attributed to the Knudsen Broup (Green)
Early 3rd century B.C.
Shape: Compare the red-figure example, cat. no. 55. This Gnathian example has a reserved stem topped by a fillet; the foot is in two degrees.
The incised ribs on the body are rough and shallow. Below the handle, beneath the black glaze, is an incised star. On the rim is a band of yellow egg-pattern above a chain of yellow circles with dotted pendants, the whole resembling a necklace. The lower body is reserved.
ITALIAN VASE PAINTING in ITALY, #140 (80.625)
Mug (oinochoe of shape 8M)
Attributed to the Knudsen Broup (Green)
Early 3rd century B.C.
Shape: Compare the red-figure example, cat. no. 55. This Gnathian example has a reserved stem topped by a fillet; the foot is in two degrees.
The incised ribs on the body are rough and shallow. Below the handle, beneath the black glaze, is an incised star. On the rim is a band of yellow egg-pattern above a chain of yellow circles with dotted pendants, the whole resembling a necklace. The lower body is reserved.
ProvenanceDate unknown: according to Vase-Painting in Italy, no. 140: Bought by C. C. Perkins; purchased by MFA from General Funds, 1880