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LOT 0527

Greek Apulian Black-Glazed Mug

CIRCA 4TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.

3 3/4 in. (144 grams, 95 mm wide).

With a high-gloss black slip, ovoid body and a short wide neck with a flaring rim, a wide strap handle and a flat base.

Provenance

Ex P. A., Hertfordshire, UK, specialist collection of Greek art, 1980-1990s.

Literature

Cf. in Riccardi, A., 'Apulian and Lucanian pottery from coastal Peucetian context' in Carpenter, T.H., Lynch, K.M., E.G.D., The Italic People of Ancient Apulia: New Evidence from Pottery for Workshops, Markets, and Customs, pp.133-181, fig.6.3, p.137, for similar jug.

Footnotes

The black glaze technique uses the same glaze used by the Greeks on the red-figure and black-figure ceramics, but covering the entire piece, without figurative decoration. It was a transparent raw glaze, which took on its characteristic intense, glossy black tone after firing.

CONDITION

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LOT 0527

Greek Apulian Black-Glazed Mug

Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)

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