STUDIA HERCYNIA XXIII/1, 129–137
Gna hia Po e y in The Na ional Museum, P ague
Helena S obodo á
ABSTRACT
This pape p esen s aselec ion o ye unpublished ‘Gna hia Po e y’ om he collec ion o he Na ional Mu-
seum in P ague. The assemblage is con on ed wi h o he simila ases inds, and, i possible, a ibu ed o
g oups o pain e s o Gna hia ases.
KEYWORDS
Gna hia po e y; Na ional Museum;P ague; g oups and ypes.
The Na ional Museum possesses se e al ases o Gna hia po e y in i s collec ion o classical
an iqui ies. Mos o he ases came o he Museum h ough acquisi ions wi hou any close
in o ma ion abou hei o igin, le alone ind con ex . Besides he ases p esen ed in his sho
a icle, he whole assemblage om he Na ional Museum will be published in he o hcoming
olume Co pus Vaso um An iquo um, P ague, The Na ional Museum 2.
1. Skyphos -ko yle (Pl. 4/1a–b)
H10-3863
H. 8.8 cm, diam. (excl. handles) 8.5 cm.
In ac , in pe ec condi ion. Smoo h well -wo ked o ange -bu clay. The handles ha e la
inne and ounded ou e ace. The oo is cu ed on he unde side. Good black glaze, lowe
pa o he body is ese ed. The e is no eddening o he ese ed a ea. Side A: a he lip,
zone o egg and do (whi e) bo de ed by incision, below ed and whi e band and aline o do
pendan s, mu ually di ided by double incised lines; he do pendan s and lowe pa o whi e
band a e washed yellow. On he body, ine along bo h sides o s aigh ed bands in π–shaped
a angemen su ounding a ose e; he igh hal o each lea and whi e g ape bunch is
washed o e yellow. Side B: a he lip, double incised line wi h whi e lea es abo e and below.
Abou 330 BC.Rose Pain e o his ci cle.
Supe b d awing and π -shaped scheme o ine a e ypical o wo ks by he Rose Pain e .
Wi hin he ine he placed a ious objec , o en connec ed wi h symposion. Skyphoi wi h ose
in he middle c. . G een 1971, pl. V(c); CVA Naples 3, pl. 73:3; CVA He mi age 6, pl. 4:3–4, in he
cen e aball lanked by end ils and a ose e; cup -skyphos CVA F ank u 3, pl. 52:9–10, bi d
and ose e. Simila scheme wi h a ose e in he cen e is pain ed on ako yle in he Joslyn
A Museum (G een 1986, ig. 22), bu he d awing is less accu a e.
2. Cup -skyphos (Pl. 4/2a–b)
H10-8495
H. 7.8 cm, diam. (excl. handles) 11.8 cm.
One she d on he lip and pa o one handle a e es o ed in plas e , he es is in ac and
in agood condi ion. Smoo h o ange -bu clay. Black lus ous glaze. Handles a e o oid in sec-
ion. The ou e ace o he oo is in wo s eps. The lowe wall is ese ed, oo i sel is pain ed.
Unde side eddened, in he middle black ci cle. Side A: a he lip, wa e pa e n, ed and whi e
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wa y band washed yellow and whi e do pendan s di ided by incised lines. On he body, ine
wi h ed s em, lea es al e na e wi h end ils, below lea es, end ils, and g ape bunches. The
le hal o each lea and whi e g ape bunch is washed o e yellow. One g ape bunch in he
middle and one on each side is ed. Side B: a he lip, wo incised lines be ween i y lea es.
325–300 BC.The Sidewinde G oup.
The Sidewinde G oup makes pa o he ine -deco a ed ases o he Dunedin G oup;
cha ac e is ic is he cen al ed g ape bunch in he owe pa o he body while he g oup
o h ee do s on he lowe wall below he ine, which is also ypical, is missing on ou ase.
Ins ead o usual egg und do pa e n ha appea s unde he lip (c . ko ylai G een 1986, ig.
29; CVA Mainz 2, pl. 22:1 and CVA Philadelphia 1, pl. 42:5–6) he s udied ase is deco a ed wi h
awa e pa e n. Closes o i in shape is cup -skyphos CVA He mi age 6, pl. 12:3–4 (The Lau el
Sp ay G oup).
3. Cup -skyphos (Pl. 4/3a–b)
H10-2169
H. 5.6 cm, D. 8.8 cm.
Asmall agmen o he lip chipped -o , o he wise in ac . Pale b own clay. Glazed all o e
excep o ese ed band abo e he oo . S epped oo . Rounded handles. The oo is cu ed
on he unde side. Side A: on he lip, ed and yellow wa y band, be ween wo pai s o incised
lines; on he body a ine -pa e n. Righ side o he bunches and lea es is washed yellow. Side
B: incised double line wi h whi e do s abo e and below.
Ca 320 BC.The Sidewinde G oup (?).
The shape and deco a i e scheme ecall he Ge y cup (G een 1986, ig. 27a–b) which has
imp essed palme es inside as is ypical o Campanian po e y. Acco ding o J. R. G een, he
deco a ion scheme is bo owed di ec ly om he Apulian Sidewinde G oup o he Dunedin
G oup. The g oups o h ee do s on he lowe wall which accompany ypical pa e n scheme
o he Sidewinde G oup a e missing on ou skyphos as is also he imp essed deco a ion.
G een (1986, 156) conside s he ed and yellow band placed igh agains he lip o be asign
o i s p o inciali y.
4. Cup -skyphos (Pl. 4/4a–b)
H10-3787
H. 8.9 cm, diam. (excl. handles) 13.2 cm.
One handle is es o ed in plas e , o he wise in ac and in good condi ion. Smoo h o ange-
-bu clay, eddened in ese ed a eas. The handles a e o oid in sec ion. The e is a ese ed
a ea be ween body and oo mouldings. Good lus ous black glaze. Side A: a he lip, zone
o egg -and -do bo de ed by incision, ow o yellow che ons di ided by incised double line,
ow o do s. On he body a emale head o he le among lo al end ils. The woman’sskin is
pain ed in whi e, he hai p ojec ing om kek yphalos is pain ed in o ange as a e he eyeb ows
and ea ings; he kek yphallos is ed/b own. The head is si ua ed be ween wo se s o la ge
spi alling end ils, each wi h ala ge lowe in he middle. The end ils a e washed in golden
yellow. Th ee do s a e epea edly used as illing o namen . Below he head he e is azone
o egg and do di ided by incised double line and a ow o do s. Side B: i y lea es abo e and
below an incised line.
Abou 330 BC.
Woman head be ween dense lo al coils wi h nea sec ional lilies appea s in Bos on and
S ockpo G oup. Close pa allel in speci ic de ails such as he d awing o he eye and nose,
and he use o h ee -do o namen s can be ound on he U bana -Champaign leky hos (CVA
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Uni e si y o Illinois 1, pl. 59:1–2; Bos on G oup); o asimila lo al o namen see also epich-
ysis in Rheinbach (G een 1980, ig. 16; Toledo Pain e ). Fo he shape see CVA Mainz 2, pl.
22:7; CVA F ank u 3, pl. 52:9–10; o he same pa e n below he lip ( hough no he shape)
see Be na dini 1961, pl. 18:3.
5. Bo le (Pl. 4/5)
H10-7636
H. 12 cm, diam. 6.9 cm.
In ac wi h no es o a ions, su ace wo n on one side. Ha d smoo h o ange -bu clay.
Lus ous black glaze, lowe wall and s em ese ed, pa ly eddened. Unde side ese ed.
Pea shaped bo le wi h ana ow neck, s epped base and colla ed im. On he neck, aces o
ongues bounded below by lines, yellow and whi e. On he body, whi e e icula e pa e n wi h
whi e band below, wo n on one side. The shape co esponds o Mo el 7131a1.
End o he 4 h– beginning o he 3 d cen u y BC.
Re icula e deco a ion appea s on he small essels o pe umed oils like alabas a and
squa leky hoi. Acco ding o G een (2001, 60), he o igin o he mo i is unce ain hough i
may mimic he a ia binding on glass essels. Se e al bo les wi h e icula e deco a ion we e
disco e ed in Issa on he island o Vis; all we e p oduc s o he sou h I alic po e y wo kshop
(Ča go 2017, 184). Fo e icula e deco a ion, see u he CVA Copenhagen, Na ional Museum
7, pl.(280) 277:5; CVA Capua, Museo Campano 4, IV D, pl 2:5; CVA London, B i ish Museum 1,
IVDC.7, pl.(43) 7:12.
6. Fla leky hos (Pl. 4/6)
H10-3789
H. 8 cm, diam. 8.8 cm.
In ac , only a iny chip on he im is missing. The clay is o ange -bu wi h black glaze, he
unde side is ese ed. The lip has asimple ou - u n, wi hou a lange, he handle has acon-
ca e ou e ace. Asligh s ep a he neck -shoulde junc ion, whi e ongues on he neck; on
he shoulde , aho izon al band washed o e wi h o ange be ween wo whi e band. The body
is co e ed wi h e icula e pa e n.
La e 4 h cen u y BC.
The shape is a he a e in he Gna hia po e y, hough an iden ical leky hos can be ound
in CVA S u ga , Wü embe gisches Landesmuseum 1, pl. 60:11–12; o a la leky hos wi h
e icula ed pa e n and wa e pa e n unde he ongues, see CVA Philadelphia, The Uni e si y
Museum 1, pl. 37:5.
7. Fla leky hos (Pl. 4/7)
H10-8494
H. 9.5 cm, diam. 9.7 cm.
In ac , in good condi ion, o ange -bu clay, black glaze. Unde side comple ely ese ed,
none o he ese ed su aces a e eddened, bu he e a e wo b oad ed c ossing s okes on
he unde side. The lowe wall is ese ed, wi h he oo i sel pain ed. The lip is simply u ned
ou wi hou a lange. The e is asligh s ep a junc ion o neck wi h shoulde . The handle has
aconca e ou e ace. The e a e whi e ongues on he neck, and whi e ongues washed o e
wi h o ange on he lowe handle oo . On he shoulde , whi e do s washed o e wi h o ange
al e na e wi h whi e c osses in aho izon al band, delimi ed wi h adouble whi e line om
he op and asingle line om he bo om. The body is co e ed wi h e icula e pa e n be ween
whi e bands. Yellow had been applied o e he uppe band.
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La e 4 h cen u y BC.
We can ind asimila déco on abo le published by Be na dini (1961, pl. 50:4): aband
consis ing o c osses and do s. Fo a la leky hos wi h e icula ed pa e n and ed c oss on
unde side, see CVA Philadelphia, The Uni e si y Museum 1, pl. 37:5.
8. Squa leky hos (Pl. 4/8a–b)
H10-8350
H. 17 cm, diam. 8.1 cm.
Chips on he lip, o he wise in ac . Fine o ange -bu clay wi h black glaze wi h a ese ed
a ea be ween he body and oo . Black glaze on he oo moulding. The unde side is ese ed
wi h an insc ip ion Capua and a aised do in he cen e . O oid body, la ing mou h, oo in
wo s eps. The e a e whi e, yellow washes ongues on he lowe pa o he neck and incised
eggs wi h whi e do s be ween whi e bands on he shoulde , he uppe band being washed in
yellow. On he body, he e is ahead and shoulde s o awinged emale seen in p o ile o he
le . Below head he e is a ow o whi e do s and wo whi e bands. The head is amed by illing
o namen consis ing o wo o h ee ci cles and diminishing lines.
Ca. 330 BC.
Heads o winged emales a e acommon mo i e in he Gna hia po e y. They appea in
wo ks o he Pain e o Lecce 1075, in he wo ks o he Pain e o he Lou e bo le o in he
Dunedin G oup. Speci ic ield deco a ion (ci cles wi h diminishing lines) connec ou ase
wi h he Pain e o Lecce 1075 as well as wi h he Pain e o he Lou e bo le who bo owed
om he o me nume ous mo i s including ci cle pendan s; c . especially leky hos G een
1968, pl. V:e and leky hos pl. VI:c. Fo asimila shape (bu no deco a ion) c . leky hos wi h
ibbed body Be na dini 1961, pl. 51:4.
9. Squa leky hos (Pl. 4/9a–b)
H10-2141
H. 16.6 cm, diam. 6.4 cm.
The handle is es o ed in plas e , o he wise he essel is in ac . Fine o ange -bu clay wi h
black glaze; he e is a ese ed a ea be ween body and oo wi h ablack line in he middle.
Black glaze on oo mouldings. O e pain on he body is aded. O oid body, la ing mou h, oo
in wo s eps. Tongues a e pain ed on he neck, he shoulde is deco a ed wi h aegg -and -do
band wi h incised ou lines. The egg pa e n is bo de ed abo e by one incised line and below by
wo incised lines and a ow o do s. The p incipal subjec on he body is awoman’sbus wi h
kek yphalos (?) acing le . I is p opped by wo end ils om below and lanked om bo h
sides wi h cu ling end ils, do s, and lowe s. The backside below he handle is no deco a ed.
Yellow/gold is used o highligh he hai , eye, and end ils below head, whi e is applied o
lesh, ongues, and end ils whi e washed in dilu e glaze. The main design is amed below
wi h ano he egg -and -do band wi h incised ou lines, and incised bo de s.
Abou 330 BC.A ibu ion is complica ed by he poo s a e o p ese a ion o he applied
pain s. The lo al deco a ion is almos indisce nible. P obably he Dunedin G oup.
Simila hai cu ls abo e he o ehead a e depic ed on abo le in Naples, CVA Museo Nazi-
onale 3, IV E. 15, pl. 68:14; leky hos in London, CVA B i ish Museum 1, IVDC.6, pl. 6:16 (Bos on
G oup) o leky hos in S . Pe e sbu g, CVA He mi age Museum 6, pl. 15:1–2 (classi ied as he
Dunedin G oup?).
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10. Epichysis (Pl. 4/10)
H10-2335
H. o lip 12 cm, diam. o he uppe lange 9.4 cm, diam. o he base 8.8 cm.
P ese ed in good s a e, asmall chip on he lowe lange is missing. Black glaze, li le
lus ous, o ange -bu clay. Small jug wi h wide, eel -shaped body wi h sligh ly conca e sides
and la langes a op and bo om. The unde side is sligh ly conca e, he shoulde wide and
domed low. I has a all ubula neck wi h conca e sides, passing in o an oblique oughlike
spou wi h asmall lange below he lip. The handle is high -swung, wi h small mould -made
masks lanking i s uppe pa . I is e i ely glazed, excep o he unde side o he uppe lange,
ana ow band on he ansi ion o he body in o he lowe lange, and he ase unde side.
Deco a ion is pain ed on glaze: he e is ase ies o elonga ed yellow ongues on he lowe pa
o he neck and on he shoulde apai o lau el -sp ays wi h ed s ems and al e an ing ed and
yellow washed whi e pai s o lea es mee ing a a ose e in he cen e. The ose e consis s o
ele en do s wi h la ge cen al pa pain ed a ound he s em. On he uppe lange he e a e
aces o pain ed deco a ion, possibly egg pa e n. The shape co esponds o Mo el 5772a1b.
Abou 340–330 BC.
The ques ion o o igin o he s anda d epichysis emains un esol ed, he a i y o he
shape in po e y, oge he wi h aspec s o he shape i sel such as he high -a ching handle,
sugges apossible p o o ype in me al (G een 1986, 121).The shape is pa icula ly common in
he yea s ollowing ca. 330 BC.
The mo i o alau el w ea h mee ing a a ose e in he cen e was popula as ea ly as in
he middle phase o Gna hian po e y. We can ind i on he e e se side o he pelike in Bonn
(G een 1976, pl. 8b, The Pain e o Lecce 1075). Simila in shape and deco a ion on shoulde
o ou ase see epichysis in To on o (Hayes 1984, no. 242, Middle Gna hia, abou 340–320 BC,
classi ied as ‘possibly The Lau el Sp ay G oup’); o he lau el -sp ays on he shoulde compa e
in pa icula an epichyseis in New Yo k, The Me opolian Museum o A (G een 1986, ig. 6)
and Bonn (Baumeis e 2001, igs. 10–12). Close pa allel wi h deco a ion on shoulde is also
he epichysis in CVA C acow 1, pl. 117, which is da ed o he end o he 4 h cen u y BC.
11. Epichysis (Pl. 4/11)
H10-3783
H. o lip 14.1 cm, diam. o uppe lange 9.8 cm, diam. o base 9.3 cm.
The same shape as p e ious. One agmen o he uppe lange is ea ached. O ange -bu
clay, black -glazed, excep o he unde side o he uppe lange, na ow band on he ansi-
ion o he body in o he lowe lange, and he ase unde side. Deco a ion is pain ed on glaze:
he e is a ow o yellow ongues on he on side o he neck; he neck is sepa a ed om he
shoulde by ayellow band and a ow o yellow iny do s. On he shoulde he e is aapai o
do ed lau el -sp ays wi h ed s ems and al e na ing ed and whi e yellow pai s o lea es. They
mee a a ose e in he cen e. The edge o he uppe lange is pain ed wi h awa e pa e n.
Adouble ho izon al line is incised in he cen al pa o he body lanked by i y lea es and
missing below he handle.
Abou 340–330 BC.
Fo he same mo i on he shoulde and wa e pa e n on op o body lange c . epichyseis
CVA London, B i ish Museum 1, IVDC.7, pl.(42) 6:21; CVA Mainz 2, pl. 21:1; CVA Naples 3, pl. 71:2.

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12. Pelike (Pl. 4/12a–b)
H10-8147
H. 22 cm, diam. o body 13.5 cm.
The essel is econs uc ed om agmen s, pa o he body and one handle a e missing
and es o ed in plas e . Smoo h o ange -bu clay, black lus ous glaze wi h a ese ed band
be ween body and oo . Black glaze on oo mouldings. The unde side is hollowed and pa ly
glazed. The b oad ou - u ned lip is unde sco ed wi h ap onounced idge abo e he handle
a achmen s. The body is bulbous, he oo is low and s emmed wi h s epped splayed base.
Two hin ound -sec ioned handles a e a ached o neck and shoulde . The pain ed deco a ion
co e s he uppe pa o he body and he neck. Side A: emale head in akek yphalos u ned
le . The woman’s ace and neck a e ma ked in whi e, he hai , eyes, and b ows in yellow, some
de ails a e addi ionally ma ked in dilu e glaze. The head is lanked by elabo a e spi al end ils
sp inging om he g ound below he head. The mo i is amed om abo e and below wi h
egg -and -da bands and ows o do s combining incision o ho izon al lines and egg ou lines
and pain ing o egg insides and do s. Side B: The neck is deco a ed wi h wo pai s o incised
lines enclosing egg -and -da band wi h a ow o whi e do s below.
Abou 340–325 BC.
Pelikai wi h a idge on he uppe pa o he neck be ween he op o he handle and he
lip we e in oduced abou he middle o he 4 h cen u y o ea ly in he hi d qua e o he
4 h cen u y (G een 1968, 42). Ve y close pa allel o ou ase is apelike in Milano, collec ion
Lagioia -Ja a (classi ied as he Dunedin G oup).1 Bo h heads seem as o come om one hand,
especially when we compa e he line o nose and chin. Fo ano he pelike wi h asimila head
acing igh , see Schmid 1991, igs. 1–4. Female heads in he same deco a ion scheme is also
p esen in apelike in Sè es (CVA Sè es, Musée Na ional, pl. 47:23, S ockpo G oup, classi ied
by Webs e 1968, 22) o apelike published by Be na dini 1961, pl. 31:1.
13. Pelike (Pl. 4/13a–b)
H10-4768
H. 20.5 cm, diam. o body 12 cm.
Excep o he es o ed im, he essel is in ac . Smoo h o ange -bu clay, black lus ous
glaze wi h a ese ed band be ween body and oo , glazed on i s mouldings. The essel unde -
side is hollowed and ese ed wi h a iny knob -omphalos a he cen e. The b oad ou - u ned
lip has abe elled edge, he neck is slim wi h slan ing shoulde . Two handles a ached below
he im and on he shoulde s ha e p o ube an oll along hei ou side axis. The body is bul-
bous wi h alow s emmed oo . The whole essel is glazed including he inside o he mou h
down o he dep h o 5.5 cm. Deco a ion on he neck is only pain ed while on body wo bands
o e ical ibs a e sepa a ed by asmoo h ho izon al s ip o pain ed deco a ion. The e ical
ibs a e ese ed below he handles. Side A: The op o he neck is amed by akyma ion bo -
de ed om abo e and below wi h double lines wi h a ow o do s below, all a e pain ed in gold/
yellow. On he bo om o he neck, he e is apanel wi h igu al deco a ion bo de ed below by
ayellow line and ea u ing ado e o he le wi h head ben down lanked wi h lo al mo i s.
The i s pai s o end ils s a om he g ound a ei he side o he main s em. A handle oo ,
he e a e wo ho izon al and six e ical lines, all in gold/yellow. Sides Aand B: belly - ieze
o al e na ing gold/yellow and ed sec ions o a hick band wi h wa y edges bo de ed om
abo e and below by ho izon al lines. Side B: The op o he neck bea s he same kyma ion as
on he side Awi h a ow o sho ongues and a ow o do s, all in yellow/gold.
1 h p://www.lomba diabenicul u ali.i / epe i -a cheologici/schede/G0190-00029/.
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A ound 300 BC o ea ly 3 d cen u y BC.
The essel shows esemblance o he Alexand ia G oup. S anda d mo i s o his g oup
a e a emale head, o abi d wi h i s head in a ious posi ion s anding be ween lo al end ils
o i y. The mos equen shapes a e ing -handled kan ha oi, oinochoi, and pelikai. In some
cases, ibbing is in e up ed by asmoo h belly - ieze deco a ed e y o en by as agal. The
pelike in Be lin, Humbold -Uni e si ä , in . no. D388 has kyma ion on he neck pain ed in he
same speci ic V -shaped manne as ou pelike, so acco ding o Schmid (1991, ig. 13, 110) bo h
ases can indica e one hand. The same pa e n can also be ound on handle oo s. Fo lo al
end ils s a ing om he g ound see akan ha os in Zu ich (G een 1977, ig. 9b) and ano he
kan ha os in Naples (G een 1977, ig. 10a) belonging o he G oup o Zu ich 2692 (G een 1977).
Fo an iden ical belly - ieze see pelike o Alexand ia G oup (G een 2001, ig. 14).
14. Bo le (Pl. 4/14)
H10-3163
H. 14.8 cm, diam. 8.3 cm.
The essel is comple e wi h ac ack on he neck and small damage on he im and neck. I
has smoo h o ange -bu clay wi h lus ous black glaze, mis i ed b own on some pa s o he
body. The lowe wall is ese ed, pa ly eddened. The e is addi onal black glaze on he s epped
base. The unde side is ese ed. Pea shaped bo le wi h slim neck, s epped base and colla ed
im. The e a e wo whi e lines unde he colla , e ical ongues on he neck, and on he shoul
-
de aho ison al zigzag wi h do s be ween wo lines washed o e yellow. The body is ibbed.
Abou 300 BC.
The in oduc ion o su ace ibbing as adeco a i e means o he Gna hia ases owa ds
he end o he 4 h cen u y BC b ings gene al change in he deco a i e scheme: he deco a ed
a ea was om hen on es ic ed o azone on he neck. Fo he zigzag mo i wi hou do s, see
Be na dini 1961, pl. 47, no. 4; o zigzag band wi h do s, see CVA F ank u 3, pl.(2464) 51:6;
bo le wi h zone o egg and do o namen , see CVA Bologna, Museo Ci ico 3, IV.D pl.(596) 1:35.
15. Squa leky hos (Pl. 4/15a–b)
H10-2142
H.17.7 cm, diam. 8.6 cm.
The essel is in ac apa om chips and ac ack on he shoulde . The clay is o ange -bu
wi h black glaze and colou s: gold and whi e washed in dilu ed glaze. The body is o oid, wi h
s epped oo , long slim neck wi h wo ain g oo es in he middle and awide ho izon al
mou h. Glaze co e s he whole su ace excep o he eddened ese ed a ea be ween body
and oo . Tongues a e pain ed on he lowe pa o neck and on he lowe handle a achmen .
The shoulde bea s adeco a i e band amed wi h a ow o do s om abo e and aline om
below, depic ing awoman’shead o he le be ween lo als. The body is a icula ed wi h ine
e ical ibbing. The e is a ow o do s on he ou e edge o oo .
A ound 300 BC.Ribbed wi h lowing lo als (Webs e 1968, 26).
The ibbed Gna hia ases wi h lowing lo als we e syn hesised by T. B. L. Webs e . Fo an
analogous shape as well as he mo i o a emale head amed by lowing lo als c . Be na dini
1961, 51:1–3. Fo awoman’shead amed by lowing lo als on ak a e iskos c . Hayes 1984, no.
254; Webs e 1968, pl. III:c; o CVA Naples 3, pl. 58:4. Acco ding o Webs e (1968, 27) none
o he emale heads ha e he ed and whi e bands cha ac e is ic o o he la e g oup.
136 STUDIA HERCYNIA XXIII/1
16. Skyphos (Pl. 4/16a–b)
H10-6098
H. 8.4 cm, D. 7.5 cm, D. wi h handles 13.1 cm.
The skyphos o Co in hian ype is in ac and in good condi ion. I is glazed all o e excep
o a ese ed band abo e he oo and he inne ace o he bo om. Side A: Unde he lip be-
ween he handles he e is egg pa e n pain ed in whi e be ween incised lines, wi h ab oad
wa y yellow line, and ano he double incised line and a ow o whi e do s below. In he main
ield he e is ab oad ed line om which hang bunches o g apes, lea es and end ils; igh
sides o he g apes a e washed o e yellow. Side B: be ween he handles he e is adouble
incised line wi h whi e do s abo e and below.
Ca 300 BC.The Knudsen G oup.
Ala ge g oup o ases known as he Knudsen G oup co espond almos exac ly wi h his
scheme: eggs wi hou do s o incision, wa y yellow line, do s and ed s em om which hang
he g apes and lea es. The e e se has asimple sp ay o whi e do s abou adouble incised line.
This g oup was made in Canosa acco ding o G een (1976, 9). Close pa allels o ou ase a e he
skyphoi CVA He mi age 6, pl. 28:3–4; G een 1976, pl. 16, no. 15; G een 2001, no. 18, and Lanza
Ca i 2008, ig. 139–140. The same scheme o deco a ion can also be ound on oinochoai (c .
CVA Philadelphia 1, pl. 33:2–3) and mugs.
17. Mug (Pl. 4/17)
H10-3328
H. 10.9 cm, diam. 7.4 cm.
The oinochoe can be classi ied as shape 8M, wi h a ing handle. I is in ac apa om
small chips a ound he lip and oo edge. The clay is pale, sligh ly o ange and he glaze is
une en, passing om shiny me allic black o b ownish. The applied colou s include ed and
whi e washed in dilu e glaze. The e is a ese ed a ea abo e he s epped oo wi h i s ou e
ace pain ed black again, bu he unde side is comple ely ese ed. The e is a ow o la ge
yellowish do s below he im, ollowed by an incised line, eggs, adouble incised line, wi h
below co e ing he neck, la ge yellowish meande be ween ed bands, amed wi h a ow o
do s om abo e and below.
Ca. 300 BC.The Knudsen G oup.
Mugs o his ype a e common in he Knudsen G oup ( oge he wi h skyphoi and oinochoai)
o en deco a ed wi h linea pa e ns, c . CVA He mi age 6, pl. 26:1–2; meande on neck c . CVA
Philadelphia 1, pl. 34:1; CVA Tübingen 7, pl. 25:9; CVA Heidelbe g, Uni e si ä 2, pl. 86:5; CVA
S u ga , Wü embe gisches Landesmuseum 1, pl. 58:10; and CVA Pa ma, Museo Nazionale
di An ichi à 2, IV, D pl. 2:1.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
This wo k was inancially suppo ed by Minis y o Cul u e o he Czech Republic (DKRVO
2019–23/17.IV.b, Na ional Museum, 00023272).
Pho os by Lenka Kácho á and Jiří Vaněk
137HELENA SVOBODOVÁ
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