Greek Gnathian Polychrome Net Lekythos

Magna Graecia, South Italic Colonies, Eastern Apulia / Gnathia, ca. 340 to 325 BCE. A wheel-thrown pottery vessel known as a lekythos with a spool-form foot, an egg-shaped body, a corseted neck surmounted by a funnel-form spout, and a strap handle arching along the verso. The black-glazed vessel is decorated with a band of zigzags beneath a densely crosshatched body - hence the name "net lekythos" - and a band of red pigment rests beneath a register of inversely corresponding cresting waves. The bottom of the neck is adorned with vertical frets, and only the areas above and beneath the foot are unglazed and undecorated. Size: 2.75" W x 6.25" H (7 cm x 15.9 cm).

Provenance: private Corpus Christi, Texas, USA estate collection, acquired 1960s to 1970s.

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Condition Report: Professionally repaired and restored from multiple pieces, with resurfacing, overpainting, and light adhesive residue along new material and break lines. Minor abrasions to foot, body, handle, neck, and spout, with light fading to pigments, and very light pitting in scattered areas. Great preservation to overall form and decorative motifs.