Description
Askos of the Gaudo culture with silver cross. Chalcolithic, 1st half 3rd mill. H 12.1cm, l 17.4cm. Dark brown impasto. Rectangular vessel with small bow handle and large spout. Incised decoration on the handle, spout and the ring below the spout. Two silver stripes in a cross-shaped arrangement on the front. With certificate of authenticity from Galerie Günter Puhze, Freiburg im Breisgau! Published in: S. Cassani (ed.), The Art of the Italic Peoples from 3000 to 300 BC. Exhibition Geneva (1993) p. 286 no. 181 (copy enclosed). The Gaudo culture in southern Campania from the Copper Age shows influences from the Aegean and even Anatolia, particularly in the area of pottery and weapons. It is assumed that they were predominantly nomadic shepherds, as hardly any settlements are known, but necropolises are. Metal finds, especially those made of silver, are extremely rare, see Cassani op. cit. Most of the handle and a small part of the spout replaced, surface partially rubbed and retouched in some places, otherwise unbroken. Provenance: From the R. L. Collection, Lower Saxony, acquired in 2009 from Galerie Puhze, Freiburg im Breisgau; from the D.C.A. Collection, Geneva.
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Askos of the Gaudo culture with silver cross. Chalcolithic,
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