Magna Graecia, South Italic, Apulian or Campanian, early Hellenistic period, ca. 340 to 325 BCE. An exceptional pottery pouring vessel known as an epichysis, possessing a characteristically spool-shaped base with a slender spout and long, raised loop handle, and a pair of molded masks flaking either side of the area where handle meets spout. The smooth, black-glazed vessel displays a pair of applied red-orange stripes along the base as well as a ring of incised tongues with central maroon-hued bars surrounding the base of the neck. The ringed spout mouth as well as the hair of each mask are colored in a similar maroon pigment, adding an extra element of color to the elegant presentation. Size: 3.75" W x 6.625" H (9.5 cm x 16.8 cm).

For a similar example, please see The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 69.11.69: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/255285

Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection

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#136161

Surface wear and minor abrasions commensurate with age as expected, some fading to pigmentation, and some hairline fissures as a result of age and not repair, otherwise intact and choice. Light earthen deposits within recessed areas. Nice faint silvery iridescence along some glazed areas.