SKU | CK.0660 |
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Status | SOLD |
Circa | 5th Century BC to 4th Century BC |
Dimensions | 10.5″ (26.7cm) high x 9.5″ (24.1cm) wide |
Medium | Terracotta |
Origin | Southern Italy |
Gallery Location | USA |
In the eighth century B.C., Greek settlers left their homeland behind and established a string of colonies along the Adriatic coast of Southern Italy. After the rise of Rome centuries later, this region would become known by the Latin term Magna Graecia, literally “Greater Greece,” due to the dense concentration of Greek settlements. The Greeks flourished here alongside the native populations, amassing great wealth through trade and importing their Hellenic culture throughout the area. They in turn were influenced by their neighbors, so that Magna Graecian pottery developed into a unique style that reflected both Greek and native Italian traditions.
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