Small Jug of the Gnathia Ware

Culture: Greek/Gnathia

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

Material: Terracotta

Dimensions: 10.2 cm high

Price: Sold

Ref: 2513

Provenance: Viennese private collection Thibaut Lastel, for at least 20 years in a family estate.

Condition: A minor stress crack on the rim, otherwise intact.

Description: Finely worked out, black-glazed jug with yellow and white paint. The bulbous corpus stands on a profiled, slightly set off ring foot. The neck is decorated with floral motives, grapes decoration and incised lines. Below the rim encircled egg-dart motive. The circular handle starts on the neck and ends on the shoulder. The rim funnel-shaped curved outwards.