Gnathian Ware Bottle with Head of Winged Woman
| Culture | Greek |
|---|---|
| Title | Gnathian Ware Bottle with Head of Winged Woman |
| Date | 350–300 BCE |
| Medium | Terracotta and added color |
| Dimensions | Overall: 6 13/16 in. (17.3 cm) |
| Credit Line | Evan F. Lilly Memorial, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University |
| Accession Number | 72.74.1 |
| This artwork is currently on view. | |
Bottle has a double-ridged foot, pear-shaped body and narrow flaring neck with double ridged lip. It is decorated with a bust of a winged woman who is painted in white, yellow, brown, and red on a black background. White linear patterns decorated the black-ground neck.
Gnathian ware is a type of pottery that added white, yellow, and red decoration to a black-slipped ground. On this bottle, the face of the winged woman (probably Nike, the goddess of victory) is white, with her features painted in light brown. Her cap and hair have an additional application of yellow wash, and the cap has reddish-brown decoration. The wings are a combination of added red and yellow, with the black background glimpsed through the tips of the feathers. Overall, the painting of this bottle produces a remarkably colorful effect despite a limited palette.
Provenance research is ongoing for this and many other items in the Eskenazi Museum of Art permanent collection. For more information about the provenance of this artwork, please contact the department curator with specific questions.
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"Gnathian Ware Bottle with Head of Winged Woman | Collections Online." Collections Online. Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, 2025. https://artmuseum.indiana.edu/collections-online/browse/object.php?number=72.74.1