Kylix of the Gnathia Ware

Culture: Greek/Apulian

Period: 4th century B.C.

Material: Terracotta

Dimensions: 7 cm high; 23 cm in diameter

Price: Sold

Ref: 2430

Provenance: Private collection Karl Zieger (1939-2021), Lower Austria. Acquired in the late 1990s from the Galerie Socowi in Vienna. With an original expertise.

Condition: The bowl in places with a rough surface and traces of encrustation. On one side an ancient burning fault. Otherwise intact.

Description: Black-glazed bowl on a profiled ring foot (kylix) with horizontally protruding, raised handles which rise above the rim of the bowl. The kylix is painted in white, red, yellow and black inside. On the rim inside an encircling garland of leaves. In the tondo a running stag to the right surrounded by a white circle with black lines and red border.