Null Skyphos; Magna Grecia, Egnatia, 4th century BC.

Black ceramic with red fig…
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Skyphos; Magna Grecia, Egnatia, 4th century BC. Black ceramic with red figures. It presents restorations in fracture lines. Measurements: 7.5 x 14 cm. The skyphos is a deep wine cup, with two handles and a low, wide base, or without a base. The handles may be small and horizontal, projecting from the rim (in Corinthian and Athenian forms), or they may be loop-shaped, placed on the rim or protruding from the base. The black glaze technique employs the same system used in the red and black-figure ceramics, but covering the piece completely, without figurative decoration. It was a transparent raw glaze, which adopted its characteristic black tone, intense and shiny, once fired. In this case, different elements in red can be observed, which give greater expressiveness to the decoration of the piece. On the foot, we can see elements arranged in bands, while on the neck the decorative motifs are more complex. It presents restorations in fracture lines.

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Skyphos; Magna Grecia, Egnatia, 4th century BC. Black ceramic with red figures. It presents restorations in fracture lines. Measurements: 7.5 x 14 cm. The skyphos is a deep wine cup, with two handles and a low, wide base, or without a base. The handles may be small and horizontal, projecting from the rim (in Corinthian and Athenian forms), or they may be loop-shaped, placed on the rim or protruding from the base. The black glaze technique employs the same system used in the red and black-figure ceramics, but covering the piece completely, without figurative decoration. It was a transparent raw glaze, which adopted its characteristic black tone, intense and shiny, once fired. In this case, different elements in red can be observed, which give greater expressiveness to the decoration of the piece. On the foot, we can see elements arranged in bands, while on the neck the decorative motifs are more complex. It presents restorations in fracture lines.

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