Lot 10
Magna Graecia, Southern Italy, Campania, ca. 360 to 320 BCE. A classic blackware guttus (or guttos) of a Calene style with a rounded, gadrooned body, a single loop handle, a high spout with a funnel mouth and an everted rim adorned with concentric rings, and a raised, tiered spool foot, all presenting a lustrous jet-black finish save for the underside of the foot. The tondo is decorated in low relief with the head of a helmeted Athena, the Greek goddess of wisdom and war. Size: 4.7" W x 3.5" H (11.9 cm x 8.9 cm)
Guttus (gutti in plural) originated in the southern Italic Greek colonies and were produced between the 5th and 3rd centuries BCE. Although scholars have not agreed upon their exact purpose, they may have been used to fill oil lamps or perhaps to dispense perfumed oils during the bath. The long neck would enable one to slowly drip the precious liquid held within.
Provenance: East Coast collection, New York Gallery, New York City, New York, USA, acquired before 2010
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#154294
- Condition: Light encrustations to handle, spout, body, and foot, with nicks to foot, and very minor softening to some finer details, otherwise intact and very good. Nice earthen deposits and great patinat throughout.
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