Apulian ca. 4th-3rd century BC Ceramics

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Apulian Skyphos, ca. 4th-3rd Century BC. An elegant, large black-glazed terracotta skyphos from Apulia in southern Italy. Unornamented black-glaze pottery was produced extensively during the 4th Century BC. Although these monochrome vessels lacked the elaborate figural decoration of Attic red-figure pottery, their sleek, lustrous surfaces were highly valued for their resemblance to costly silver and bronze banqueting vessels. This well-preserved example retains nearly all of its original glaze, with no evidence of repair or restoration. For a closely related example, see the Brooklyn Museum, New York, acc. no. [05.3], “Greek; Attic; Italiote; Calenian. Skyphos,” third quarter of the 4th century BC. W. 7 1/2" H. 4 1/2" (19 cm x 11.4 cm)..

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