913 - Jug (Epichysis), painted in the Gnathia style, Apulian, mid-4th century B.C.

Jug (Epichysis), painted in the Gnathia style, Apulian, mid-4th century B.C. An egg-shaped body from the center of which a long, very narrow neck emerges in a smooth transition. At the top, this neck extends forward into a long spout with a protruding rim at the mouth, and backward into the base of the handle with knobs on both sides. The handle, D-shaped in cross-section, curves elegantly upward at an angle and, after a bend, descends vertically toward the base of the shoulder. On the front wall of the belly and shoulder is a painted design consisting of six superimposed decorative zones. From bottom to top: Kymation above an incised line, above which is a wreath with a flower in the center in front of the spout; kymation between incised lines and above a row of dots; zigzag pattern between incised lines; kymation between incised lines, with a row of dots above it. Minimal chipping; otherwise intact. Height 19.3 cm. CULTURAL ARTIFACT! Provenance: Private collection in Upper Austria (estate), acquired by the father in the 1980s on the Austrian and southern German art market. Condition: I -