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Daunian Bichrome Terracotta Bowl with Two Handles - CK.0008
Origin: Mediterranean
Circa: 500
BC
to 300
BC
Dimensions:
5" (12.7cm) high
x 6.25" (15.9cm) wide
Collection: Classical
Style: Daunian
Medium: Terracotta
Additional Information: Currently in Korea_ 2020.05.14
$2,500.00
Location: United States
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In the eighth century B.C., Greek
settlers left
their homeland behind and established
a string
of colonies along the Adriatic coast
of Southern
Italy. After the rise of Rome
centuries later, this
region would become known by the Latin
term
Magna Graecia, literally “Greater
Greece,” due to
the dense concentration of Greek
settlements.
The Greeks flourished here alongside
the native
populations, amassing great wealth
through
trade and importing their Hellenic
culture
throughout the area. They in turn
were
influenced by their neighbors, so that
Magna
Graecian pottery developed into a
unique style
that reflected both Greek and native
Italian
traditions. The Daunians were one
such native
culture that lived alongside the Greek
colonies.
Daunian pottery can be characterized
by its
rounded forms, geometric, linear
designs, and
eathern tones. The Greeks adopted
some of the
Daunian forms for themselves,
revealing the
cultural interplay that so
distinguishes the art of
Magna Graecia, both in respects to the
Greeks as
well as the native peoples such as the
Daunians.
Of a spherical body with flaring mouth
and two
handles that emerge from the rim and
connect to
the middle of the body, this vessel is
decorated
in painted lines characteristic of the
Daunian
style. The sides of the handles are
enhanced by
two thick black lines, while a series
of horizontal
lines of varying thickness adorn the
body.
Similar in form to an amphora or
pelike, we can
extrapolate that this vessel would
have served a
similar function as storage for grain,
wine, or
other perishable comestibles.
- (CK.0008)
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