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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Greek, South Italian, Apulian, Gnathian
Title:Pitcher (Epichysis)
Date Made:Late Classical–Early Hellenistic period, 340–320 BCE
Type:Ceramic
Materials:terracotta, applied color
Measurements:Overall: 6 5/8 in x 3 5/16 in; 16.8 cm x 8.4 cm
Accession Number:  AC 1979.91
Credit Line:Purchase
Museum Collection:  Mead Art Museum at Amherst College
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Label Text:
Gnathia ware is a type of decorated pottery made by Greeks living in south Italy. It differs from both black- and red-figure in its elegant, polychrome painted designs laid over a rich, black glossy slip.
PR, 2013

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