Daunian Jug

Culture: Daunian

Period: 2nd half of 4th century B.C.

Material: Terracotta

Dimensions: 14.5 cm high

Price: 1 200 Euro

Ref: 4226

Provenance: Private collection New York, acquired from Emmanuel Tiliakos in the early 1990s.

Condition: Intact

Description: Abundantly decorated Daunian terracotta jug with brown and red painting. The vessel was shaped by hand using a modeling wood stick. The body is bulbous and stands on a flat base. The neck is concave, the rim far protruding. The handle runs from the rim semicircularly to the shoulder. The jug has a white primer and is painted with brown and red paint. The decoration is divided into horizontal registers, a wavy line at the top, below it a wavy band with dots, surrounding bands, bands with volutes, vines and floral decoration. Especially striking are the three-legged stylized animals painted in red and brown on the middle volute band as well as the stylized depictions of deers in the lower area of ​​the jug.