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Greek Black Glaze Pottery Guttus
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A black-glazed terracotta guttus (oil-lamp filler) with a spool-shaped foot, a wheel-shaped body, a protruding ring handle, and a cylindrical spout with an everted rim. The tondo features a rosette. This type of vessel, a guttus, was used to store precious oil to fill oil lamps, and the name 'guttus' (λήκυθος in ancient Greek) implies that the oil was released drop by drop. This was made possible by the tiered, moulded rim and the elongated spout which prevented air from easily entering the vessel.
Apulia was a region in south-eastern Italy that, from the 8th century BC onwards, was populated by a vast number of Greek colonies – so much so that the Romans referred to the area as 'Magna Graecia' (Great Greece). These Greek colonies were instrumental in bringing Greek culture and thought to Italy, greatly influencing Roman literature, philosophy, and material culture.
Provenance: From the private collection of a Kent gentleman; previously in an old British collection, formed in the 1980s on the UK European art markets.
- Dimensions:Height: 3.15 in (8 cm)Width: 3.55 in (9 cm)Depth: 4.14 in (10.5 cm)
- Style:Classical Greek (Of the Period)
- Materials and Techniques:Pottery,Glazed
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- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:Ca. 400–300 BC
- Condition:Repaired. Wear consistent with age and use.
- Seller Location:London, GB
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