Greek black-glaze pyxis, South Italy, Campania, Teano Ware, c.330-300 BC
Terracotta
Diameter: 16.5cm
11420
Charles Ede, London
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The slightly concave, reel-shaped pyxis has an inbuilt receptacle in the centre of the bowl and a disc lid without overhang. There are a series of grooved encircling bands including...
The slightly concave, reel-shaped pyxis has an inbuilt receptacle in the centre of the bowl and a disc lid without overhang. There are a series of grooved encircling bands including two at the junction of the walls and the base, and a decorative scheme of them on the moulded lid. A band of ivy tendrils, leaves and berries on the upper surface. A very unusual decorative technique has been used on the outer edge of the lid and foot, wherein there are alternative segments of single and double layers of slip, creating a two-toned schema. The underside and the lid's resting surface is reserved, the latter with a red wash. An old collection label on the outer wall with '89'.
Intact, minor chipping to the glaze.
Intact, minor chipping to the glaze.
Provenance
Louis-Gabriel Bellon (1819-1899), France; inventory number 89, thence by descentSheikh Al-Thani (1966-2014), London, UK and Paris, France; acquired April 2009
