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Ancient Attic Greek Black-Figure Lekythos

Ancient Attic Greek Black-Figure Lekythos

This lekythos is a tall vessel with a single handle attached to the broad shoulder terminating in a narrow neck and a rather large, semi-spherical mouth covered in black. The lower part of the body and a circular foot are also painted in black. The neck received a delicate decoration of tendrils of ivy with typical heard-shape leaves and stylized berries; it is separated from the shoulder by a band of tongues. The shoulder has a chain of seven, prominently painted palmettes.

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Ancient Corinthian Greek Terracotta Lekanis with Panthers, a Sphinx, and Harpies

Ancient Corinthian Greek Terracotta Lekanis with Panthers, a Sphinx, and Harpies

The lekanis has twin spurred handles on either side of a shallow footed bowl, decorated by three rows of red pomegranates along the rim and a series of red, black, and clay colored bands below

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Ancient Apulian Xenon Ware Oinochoe

Ancient Apulian Xenon Ware Oinochoe

A trefoil oinochoe with spreading foot and cylindrical handle, The body painted with a deer and an inverted palmette flanked by scrolls, egg-and-dart on the shoulder.

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Ancient Corinthian Terracotta Aryballos with Warriors in combat

Ancient Corinthian Terracotta Aryballos with Warriors in combat

Attributed to the Warrior Group

The spherical aryballos depicts two hoplite figures in combat, flanked on one side by a seated sphinx and a horseman on the other. Rosettes and amorphous shapes decorate the remaining planes, with many details painted in red throughout. Tongues adorn the top of the rim and shoulder, zig-zags band along the handle, and a whirl with recessed center features on the underside.

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Polychrom Askos with two necks

Polychrom Askos with two necks

A small but charming example of an ‘askos’ form, one of the most significant in Daunian pottery from the early Hellenistic period. Here, the usual wide neck is complemented by a second, symmetrical spout, fitted with a strainer and positioned at the rear of the body.

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Bottle with Decorations

Bottle with Decorations

With no handles, this richly decorated bottle has a spherical yet flattened body, supported by a small ring-shaped base. It was probably used for serving drinks, as a piece of tableware.

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Skyphos with Linear Decoration

Skyphos with Linear Decoration

The skyphos is a vessel designed primarily for drinking wine at banquets (symposia): the term refers to a rather deep, elegantly shaped cup with two horizontal handles, which was particularly common in Corinth. It is sometimes also called a kotyle.

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Black-Figure Lekythos

Black-Figure Lekythos

This lekythos has a rather stocky, rounded shape. It has a handle that forms a loop above the shoulder. The rim is flared and the neck is cylindrical and elongated. The base is circular and hollow.

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Iapygian Spherical Jug

Iapygian Spherical Jug

The shape and style allow this vessel – a known but relatively rare type – to be dated to the early phase of Daunian pottery development, characterised by high-quality pieces and predominantly geometric decoration: the presence of sculptural elements, such as the animal head on this jug, is well documented.

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Iapygian Thymiaterion

Iapygian Thymiaterion

The thymiaterion was a funeral vessel, very rare in the repertoire of Daunian pottery, which was generally used to make offerings and to burn scented substances.

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Askos with a Linear Decoration

Daunian Askos with a Linear Decoration

The word askos originally designates the skin of an animal that was sewn and turned into a skin intended to carry liquids, especially wine or water. This example, whose spherical shape with a large vertical neck recalls a wineskin, is a typical production of Daunian ceramists

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Islamic Bowl with Abstract Decoration

Islamic Bowl with Abstract Decoration

A light beige-gray ceramic bowl, covered with a white slip; the decoration is painted in black under a beautiful turquoise glaze, thicker on the bottom where it partially dripped. This manufacturing technique, known as metal luster technique, is among the most important contributions of Islamic craftsmen to the development of ceramics.

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