Daunisch Terracotta Peuketischer Kantharos - 13 cm

Terracotta kylix, Daunian culture, Peuketien/Apulia.
Bulging body with a conically tapering base on a ring foot. Shoulders drawn in towards the neck, with an expansive mouth. Beidseitig curved handles extending from the rim to the shoulder. The rim and shoulder decorated with a continuous band and repeated drop-shaped motifs. The body, neck, foot, and rim adorned with concentric bands of varying widths. Painted in brown-red pigment, with age-related color variations.
For nearly identical pieces with the matching features described here, see the last image with the reference objects (sources of the illustrations: Gallerie Delvecchio Ancient Art, Gallerie Edgar L. Owen, Ltd., Christie's).

The Peuketen, immigrants from Illyria, settled in southeastern Italy, near present-day Bari, as early as the late 2nd millennium BC. They maintained numerous contacts with the Greek colonies in Magna Graecia and experienced significant cultural influence from them.

Kantharoi were widespread from the 7th century BC and are characterized by two vertical, sometimes high-arched handles. The pronounced funnel neck has led to the hypothesis that it might be more of a libation vessel rather than a drinking vessel (such as Skyphoi). In Greece, the kantharos was reserved for the god Dionysos, and its use was cultic.

Century/Period: 400-300 BC

Origin: Southern Italy (Peuketien)

Material: clay

Condition: Intact. Sinter residues below the handles. Lower part of the wall with a hairline crack and a 1 cm chip (see photo).

Dimensions: 16.5 cm from handle to handle, 13 cm from the bottom to the handle, 12.5 cm diameter of the body.

Weight: 387 grams

Provenance: From a northern German collection. Previously in the collection of the late Gunter S., who was active as a collector in southern Germany during the 1990s and the early 2000s. The object was acquired in 2025 at a reputable German auction house.
A copy of the invoice from the auction house and the provenance and legality declaration from the previous owner will be made available to the buyer upon request.

Comparison objects:
http://edgarlowen.com/daunian-greek-pottery.shtml (No. 9636)
https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-6224274
https://gdancientart.com/products/ancient-apulian-messapian-kantharos-italic-antiquities
https://www.alexanderancientart.com/647.php

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