BLACK GLAZE RIBBED WINE MUG
Ancient Greek, Apulia, circa 4th century B.C.
Terracotta, with black glaze slip
11 cm high
9 cm wide
Provenance:
Private collection, acquired in the 1960s - 1970s
£2, 250
This Greek black glaze vessel was most likely used as a wine mug. The form of the vessel as a whole represents is a South Italian version of the Pheidian shape. The rounded body is covered in vertical ribs - the treatment of the upper ends of these ribs distinguishes this type from the Attic examples. It has a stylish bifurcating loop handle attached from the shoulder to the wide, splayed rim and the surface is covered in a rich black slip.
Selected bibliography:
Compare Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum: Zurich. Offentliche Sammlungen, 73, Pl.(95) 53.17