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Guttus (Pouring Vessel)

Red-figure Greek; Apulia, Italy · 330-300 BCE

<p>During the course of the 5th and 4th centuries B.C., black vessels (commonly called black-glaze vessels) were made with increasing frequency in both Greece and South Italy. Many of them replicate the shape of metal vessels. Others have detailing that is molded or incised. While the quality of these vessels varies greatly, all would have been less expensive than vessels decorated in other contemporary techniques, for example, in red-figure.</p>

Technique

Red-figure

Date

330-300 BCE

Culture

Cales

Painter

Greek; Apulia, Italy

Medium

terracotta, black-glaze

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago