Apulian Skyphos in Gnathian Style

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Drinking vessel decorated with a female mask, probably a theatrical hetaira mask, and vine leaves, made in the workshops of Apulia in southern Italy, 340-320 BCE. The polychromatic decoration on the black varnish coating of the vase is a technique typical of the"Gnathian style", named after the site of Gnathia where many pottery pieces have been discovered.

The Hellenic Museum, Melbourne, Victoria.

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Liana Miate
Liana is the Social Media Editor for Ancient History Encyclopedia. She holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree with a major in ancient Greece, Rome & Late Antiquity. She is particularly passionate about Rome and Greece, and anything to do with mythology or wo

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