Greek Xenon Pottery Kylix

Magna Graecia, South Italy, Xenon, ca. 4th c. BCE. A fine ceramic drinking cup of a classic kylix form with a wide shallow bowl on a raised tiered foot, and twin upraised handles. The exterior walls of the bowl are adorned with a laurel wreath on both sides via skillfully added matte peach-pink pigment against the lustrous black ground. A fabulous example of this ancient vessel most likely used for drinking wine, perfect for all you oenophiles out there! Size: 9.625" W handlespan x 2.5" H (24.4 cm x 6.4 cm)

Xenon ware is a specific type of Apulian pottery, named after a vase in Frankfurt (Beazley, EVP, p. 219,1.) that is inscribed with the name: XENON. The type is distinguished by added matt red or pink decoration over black glaze.

Provenance: ex private Ventura County, California, USA collection purchased in the 1980s from a UK dealer.

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Condition Report: One handle repaired and reattached. Normal surface wear but laurel leaf garland is very nice with good fugitive pink pigment.