Caption

Gnathian skyphos with depiction of an altar;, Gnathia style, Southern Italic pottery; skyphos vessel, Southern Italy Gnathia; ca. 340–ca. 320 BC; altars iconography; weight 0.168 kg., A rounded ceramic vessel with a narrow foot and small flat base sits against a plain gray background; the body shows a glossy black surface with painted decorative motifs in cream, reddish-brown, and pale yellow, including vertical and horizontal bands, stylized leaf or floral shapes, and dotted accents; the rim area has a patterned band and small looped handles on opposite sides, and the lower portion transitions to an unglazed terracotta color; overall colors visible include black, cream, reddish-brown, pale yellow, terracotta, and gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A04_191

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Rights managed

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83.6Mb (1.4Mb) / 18.0in x 18.0in / 5406 x 5406 (300dpi)

Keywords

Gnathian skyphos depiction altar Gnathia style Southern Italic pottery skyphos vessel Southern Italy Gnathia ca 340–ca 320 Bc altars iconography weight 0.168 kg rounded ceramic vessel narrow foot small flat base sits plain gray background body glossy black surface painted decorative motifs cream reddish-brown pale yellow vertical horizontal bands stylized leaf floral shapes dotted accents rim area patterned band small looped handles opposite sides lower portion transitions unglazed terracotta color colors visible include black terracotta gray.