Apulian Black Glazed Ribbed Kothon

A large ancient Apulian Greek black glazed kothon with a ribbed body and single handle.

Apulia, Magna Graecia.
Ca. 4th century BC.
Height: 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm).

The output and quality of the Greek colonial potters working in Southern Italy increased greatly following the Peloponnesian War when Attic exports fell off sharply. South Italian Colonial Greek craftsmanship of the 4th century BC was an amalgamation of the Ionian (Athenian, Attic) conventions, and Doric (western colonial Greek) styles, with a noticeable native Italian aesthetic. The five predominant regional schools of South Italian pottery were: Apulian, Sicilian, Lucanian, Paestan, and Campanian.

Formerly in the collection of Jerome Eisenberg, New York; acquired at Sotheby's, London, December 14, 1987, lot 230.
Inv#: 8750
Guaranteed Authentic

$2,500

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