Ancient Greek Terracotta Apulian bowl
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Ancient Greek Apulian terracotta bowl dating to 375–325 BC, with a white goose in the center encircled by an olive‑branch wreath, also depicted on the exterior.
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Apulian bowl featuring an interior offset rim and a low, profiled ring foot. Reddish clay with black glossy slip.
A white goose, encircled by a wreath of olive branches, is depicted in the center.
The same olive-branch wreath is also painted on the exterior of the vessel.
Dating: 375–325 BC
Width including handles: 18 cm; diameter: 13 cm; height: 4.5 cm.
An Apulian bowl featuring a white goose in the center is typically a classic Gnathia-ware bowl. These black-slipped ceramics from Hellenistic Southern Italy (dating from approximately the 4th to the 3rd century BC) are typically decorated with white, yellow, and red overpainting. The goose was a popular motif in Greco-Roman antiquity, frequently associated with fertility or the goddess Aphrodite/Venus.
Provenance: Parisian auction house
One handle has been reattached. There is a tiny hole in the center; please see photos.
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Apulian bowl featuring an interior offset rim and a low, profiled ring foot. Reddish clay with black glossy slip.
A white goose, encircled by a wreath of olive branches, is depicted in the center.
The same olive-branch wreath is also painted on the exterior of the vessel.
Dating: 375–325 BC
Width including handles: 18 cm; diameter: 13 cm; height: 4.5 cm.
An Apulian bowl featuring a white goose in the center is typically a classic Gnathia-ware bowl. These black-slipped ceramics from Hellenistic Southern Italy (dating from approximately the 4th to the 3rd century BC) are typically decorated with white, yellow, and red overpainting. The goose was a popular motif in Greco-Roman antiquity, frequently associated with fertility or the goddess Aphrodite/Venus.
Provenance: Parisian auction house
One handle has been reattached. There is a tiny hole in the center; please see photos.
An export license for the European Union is available.
We do not deliver outside the European Community
Authenticity: as with all our objects, authenticity is guaranteed without time limit.
Protection of cultural assets: All artifacts we offer come from renowned collections and were acquired at art auctions and from estates, and are provided with an export license.
Details
Culture
Ancient Greek
Century/timeframe
2nd half of the 4th century BC
Name of object
Apulian bowl
Acquired from
Auction house
Year acquired
2026
Material
Terracotta
Country acquired from
France
Condition
intact
Previous owner acquired from
Private collection
Previous owner - year acquired
1970
Previous owner - country acquired from
France
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Yes
Authenticity
Original/official
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