Greek Gnathian Glazed Pottery Thistle Mug
**Originally Listed At $550**
Magna Graecia, South Italic Colonies, Apulia, near Ignazia, ca. 340 to 320 BCE. A beautiful wheel-thrown pottery thistle mug with a tiered footed base, a rotund body with an indented shoulder, a tall rim with a flared lip, and an applied loop handle. The elegant vessel is decorated along the rim exterior with fugitive yellow and white pigments that form a register of ovolo on the top, thin linear striations above yellow stippling in the middle, and tall zigzagging lines on the bottom. Lustrous jet-black glaze covers the entire vessel, save for the interior and a reserve band around the foot, and glinting silvery iridescence has formed across most glazed surfaces. Size: 3" W x 4.8" H (7.6 cm x 12.2 cm).
Provenance: ex-private Loles collection, Connecticut, USA, acquired in 1980's
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#149869
Condition Report: Minor nicks and abrasions to foot, body, rim, and handle, with fading to some glazed areas, and light encrustations, otherwise intact and excellent. Wonderful silver iridescence across most glazed surfaces.
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**Originally Listed At $550**
Magna Graecia, South Italic Colonies, Apulia, near Ignazia, ca. 340 to 320 BCE. A beautiful wheel-thrown pottery thistle mug with a tiered footed base, a rotund body with an indented shoulder, a tall rim with a flared lip, and an applied loop handle. The elegant vessel is decorated along the rim exterior with fugitive yellow and white pigments that form a register of ovolo on the top, thin linear striations above yellow stippling in the middle, and tall zigzagging lines on the bottom. Lustrous jet-black glaze covers the entire vessel, save for the interior and a reserve band around the foot, and glinting silvery iridescence has formed across most glazed surfaces. Size: 3" W x 4.8" H (7.6 cm x 12.2 cm).
Provenance: ex-private Loles collection, Connecticut, USA, acquired in 1980's
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
We ship worldwide to most countries and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.
#149869
Condition Report: Minor nicks and abrasions to foot, body, rim, and handle, with fading to some glazed areas, and light encrustations, otherwise intact and excellent. Wonderful silver iridescence across most glazed surfaces.
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