Caption

Gnathian skyphos with depiction of an altar, Gnathia style, Southern Italic pottery, ca. 340–ca. 320 BC, Southern Italy Italy, vessel, skyphos, weight 0.168 kg, altars iconography, A black ceramic vessel with a rounded body tapering to a terracotta-colored foot and a small circular base, featuring a pair of horizontal handles extending from opposite sides; the upper rim is decorated with a repeating light-colored pattern and a dotted band, and the body shows vertical dotted lines and small floral-like clusters in a light color against the black surface, with visible wear and small chips on the handles and foot; colors visible include black, terracotta, and a light cream.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A04_190

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83.6Mb (1.7Mb) / 18.0in x 18.0in / 5406 x 5406 (300dpi)

Keywords

Gnathian skyphos depiction altar Gnathia style Southern Italic pottery ca 340–ca 320 Bc Southern Italy Italy vessel skyphos weight 0.168 kg altars iconography black ceramic vessel rounded body tapering terracotta-colored foot small circular base featuring pair horizontal handles extending opposite sides upper rim decorated repeating light-colored pattern dotted band body vertical dotted lines small floral- clusters light color black surface visible wear small chips handles foot colors visible include black terracotta light cream.