Apulian Red Figure Oinochoe w/ Dionysos

Magna Graecia, South Italy, Apulia, ca. 340 to 300 BCE. A beautiful trefoil-lipped oinoche finely decorated via the red-figure technique and depicting the head of a youthful Dionysos (also Dionysus and Roman Bacchus) in profile. His visage is delineated with fine features and a lovely grapevine garland delineated in fugitive white pigment adorning his wavy coiffure. There is what appears to be a pinecone-tipped plant to the left, referencing a thyrsus associated with Dionysian iconography and additional leafy, floral forms in the surrounding field. A fabulous piece with wonderful provenance (see below). Size: 4.625" in diameter x 7.125" H (11.7 cm x 18.1 cm)

Handwritten on the underside of the base in attractive script, "Vase named Balsamarium of Apulia found in Nola in 1885 - IV or V century B.C. - cleaned and excavated J.P. Baxter."

Provenance: ex New York, New York, USA collection; formerly in the collection of James Phinney Baxter (1831-1921), an American businessman and benefactor of Portland, Maine, acquired in Nola, Southern Italy.

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Condition Report: Nicks to rim of trefoil mouth. Expected surface wear with scuffs and minute areas of pigment loss as shown. Possible touch up to some of the black pigment. This said, the overall iconographic and decorative program are still strong. There is an inscription on underside of the base that states this piece was found in Nola in 1885 and in the collection of J.P. (James Phinney) Baxter.