European Private Collection; "Antiquities", Sothebys Parke Bernet, New York, 22 November 1974, lot 233. "Antiquities, Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, 17 February 1978, lot 97
South Italian pottery is a classification for works produced throughout Magna Graecia. The five main centers of production for South Italian wares were, Apulia, Lucania, Paestum, Campania, and Sicily. Each colony developed upon earlier red-figure styles of painting and forms, with some taking the embellishments to new levels.
One of the most common shapes produced in Campania was the bail-amphora. This example is a good illustration of your typical campanian vase not only for its shape but for its use of bright added whites.
A.D. Trendall, "The Red-Figured Vases of Lucania, Campania, and Sicily, Third Supplement (Consolidated)," London, 1983, 3/268b.
