Gnathia vases

Their production began in Apulia around 370/360 BC, in parallel to the local version of the red-figure style which developed tendencies towards polychromy around that time.

The themes depicted include erotes, images from the life of women, theatre scenes and dionysiac motifs.

The final phase, of about 25 years, is marked by a return to figural painting, predominantly depicting erotes.

Unlike local red-figure pottery, South Italian Gnathia vases were also traded to other regions of the Mediterranean and Black Sea areas.

In Etruria, the Pocolum Class was produced by a vase painter who had emigrated from Southern Italy.