Apulian Pottery in Fiesole – X
“Guttus”, a vessel with a narrow mouth or neck, from which liquids were poured in drops. Its name derives from the latin word "gutta": drop. The body of this "guttus" is modeled as a female protome, equipped with a ribbon-shaped loop and a high oblique spout, placed above the forehead. The vase is made in light orange clay; handle, spout and hair are painted black.
CAV / CAVI @ www.beazley.ox.ac.uk
Source: Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum: Fiesole, Collezione Costantini – Vol. 2
Apulian plastic guttus
Height 9,7 cm.; diam. (handle included) 11,2 cm.
2nd half 4th century BC
Fiesole, Florence, Archaeological Museum
Apulian Pottery in Fiesole – X
“Guttus”, a vessel with a narrow mouth or neck, from which liquids were poured in drops. Its name derives from the latin word "gutta": drop. The body of this "guttus" is modeled as a female protome, equipped with a ribbon-shaped loop and a high oblique spout, placed above the forehead. The vase is made in light orange clay; handle, spout and hair are painted black.
CAV / CAVI @ www.beazley.ox.ac.uk
Source: Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum: Fiesole, Collezione Costantini – Vol. 2
Apulian plastic guttus
Height 9,7 cm.; diam. (handle included) 11,2 cm.
2nd half 4th century BC
Fiesole, Florence, Archaeological Museum