Greek Apulian Xenon Group Olpe w/ Owl

Magna Graecia, South Italy, Apulian, ca. 340 to 300 BCE. A beautiful handled drinking vessel decorated in added red pigment with an abstract owl flanked by two laurel sprigs. The technique employed for the painted iconographic/decorative program was similar to Six's technique used by Attic black-figure painters. This involved using layers of red or white pigment on the surface and incising details, so that the black glaze shows through. A Dutch scholar by the name of Jan Six first described this technique in 1888, hence the term Six technique. A gorgeous oinochoe presenting a stunning form as well as wonderful iconography painted via this interesting technique! Size: 3.75" W (handle to opposite) x 3.125" H (9.5 cm x 7.9 cm)

Provenance: ex New York New York, USA collection; ex J.M.E. collection, New York, acquired April 2009

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Condition Report: A few scuffs/nicks to the surface with minute areas of pigment loss. The small impressed area on the handle likely occurred during the firing process in the kiln. There is a bit of touch up to the black pigment on the rim.