Caption

Gnathia-style mug, Gnathia style, Apulia, Southern Italy; 4th–3rd century BC. Red clay with glossy varnish, white-painted decoration and yellow retouching. Flat bottom, convex belly tapering at the top into a wide spout; band-like rim. Decoration on upper belly opposite the rim: three elongated female heads in profile facing left with large eyes and hairstyles shaded with yellow, surrounded by ivy fruits and leaves. Vessel/cup, antique Greek ceramics., A black ceramic vessel with a wide, flattened rim and a single loop handle showing signs of wear; a painted profile of a human head with golden-brown hair appears on one side, surrounded by decorative white motifs and wavy lines, with small white dot clusters and abstract white shapes cascading nearby; the background is gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A00_216

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Rights managed

Available size

72.4Mb (662.8Kb) / 17.1in x 16.4in / 5131 x 4934 (300dpi)

Keywords

Gnathia-style mug Gnathia style Apulia Southern Italy 4th–3rd century BC Red clay glossy varnish white-painted decoration yellow retouching Flat bottom convex belly tapering top wide spout band- rim Decoration upper belly opposite three elongated female heads profile facing left large eyes hairstyles shaded yellow surrounded ivy fruits leaves Vessel cup antique Greek ceramics black ceramic vessel wide flattened rim single loop handle showing signs wear painted profile human head golden-brown hair side decorative white motifs wavy lines small white dot clusters abstract white shapes cascading nearby background gray.