Gnathian ware bottle Artist: UnknownGreek

320–300 B.C.

Ancient Art

By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
Medium

Ceramic (exposed clay varies between very pale brown and pink: Munsell 10YR 7/4 and Munsell 7.5YR 7/4). Gnathia ware. Black glazed with added red, white, and yellow pigments painted over.

Dimensions

6 × 3 1/4 in. (15.3 × 8.3 cm)
D. (lower mouth): 2 1/16 in. (5.2 cm)
D. (foot): 2 1/16 in. (5.2 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Ambassador and Mrs. William Witman II, B.A. 1935

Accession Number

1993.46.36

Culture

Greek, South Italian, Apulian

Period

Hellenistic

Classification

Containers

Disclaimer

Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of records is ongoing.

Provenance
Ambassador William Witman, II (1914–1978) and Melpomene Fafalios Witman (1919–2006), Washington D.C.; given to the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn., 1993
Bibliography
  • "Acquisitions and Gifts 1993," Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin (1994), 175
  • Wendy M. Watson, South Italian Greek Vases: From the collection of George Walter Vincent and Belle Townsley Smith (Springfield, Mass.: G.W. Vincent Smith Art Museum, 1986),
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States

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