Monopodium. Magna Grecia, Gnathia, ca. 320 B.C. Ceramics. Provenance: Private collection of the painter Lionel Perrotte (1949 - 2020), France. Good state of preservation. Measurements: 19 x 17 x 17 cm. Ceramic piece of rare typology. It is a vase of atrompetada mouth, decorated with greca of gallons in the circular base and in the superior perimeter. It has a fluted shaft and a frieze with vegetal elements. Gnathia pottery was a style of Greek pottery that flourished in ancient Apulia (southeastern Italy) during the fourth and third centuries B.C. It is characterized by its elegant polychrome decoration. It usually combines red figures on a black background with white, yellow and purple-red details. Gnathia pottery was made from a fine, refined clay, fired in a reducing kiln to obtain a deep black background. On this background, the figures were decorated with red paint, using the red figure technique. Details in white, yellow and purple-red were then added, creating a rich range of colors. Gnathia pottery was one of the most popular styles of pottery in the Mediterranean during the 4th century B.C. It was exported throughout the Greek regions and to other parts of the ancient world, such as Etruria, Sicily and southern France. Its influence can be seen in other later ceramic styles, such as Campanian pottery.