Lot 14
Magna Graecia, Italy, Apulia / Daunian, ca. 4th century BCE. A fabulous polychrome kyathos (wine ladle) of a form very similar to examples from Herdonia site in Ordona, Italy. The iconographic theme is most definitely avian, with an owl-face handle and an abstract, geometric design in tondo. Owls were popular in Magna Graecia, being symbols Athena (and also associated with Athens). In addition, geometric decorative passages called listati adorn the handle; this is another characteristic of Daunian vessels. In addition, linear bands of black and red over a cream ground adorn the rim and exterior walls of the vessel, a stylized spoked motif surrounded by equidistantly spaced nested arcs embellishes the underside of the base, and a stylized bird with raised wings adorns the tondo of the vessel. A distinctive and unique example! Size: 6.8" L x 7.6" W x 4.5" H (17.3 cm x 19.3 cm x 11.4 cm)
Daunian society was a mixture of native Italians and Greeks who had settled in the area. As early as the 6th century BCE, Daunia was an extremely wealthy region as is evidenced by the rich grave goods from the urban centers of Canosa, Arpi, and Salapia among others. The shapes of the vessels remained strongly influenced by the Italians -- this one, for example, is a form of the Greek kyathos, or dipper, with a flat, long, looping handle, but the wideness of the strap is purely Daunian.
Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-J. Behnkin estate, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, acquired before 2000
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- Condition: Professional repair and restoration to handle and some small areas on rim; all done very well and difficult to notice. Some minor nicks and abrasions in areas, commensurate with age. Otherwise, excellent presentation with great remaining pigments. Rich earthen deposits to underside of base.
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