Messapian Trozzella Amphora

The Messapian Trozzella Amphora is a symbolic object used mainly in religious services and reserved for women of high lineage or social rank.  The artistic depiction with which the work is embellished on each side is crafted using the red-figure technique.  The images depicted are a Satyr holding a thyrsus and a kantharos standing in front of an altar and a dancing maenad holding a tambourine and a thyrsus interspersed with two large floral motifs known as "palmette."  Going up toward the neck of the amphora there are wave patterns, geometric shapes, leaf-shaped decorations, and a classic meander. A light patina also gives the work a secular effect as a tribute inspired by the original artifacts handed down by ancient craftsmen.  This object was crafted with ancient techniques through the use of natural paints created manually from raw materials found in nature, which baked in oxygen reduction acquire their characteristic colors and tonalities.  From clays to brushes, each process is the result of countless years of experimental archaeology and study in pursuit of perfection.

Unique contemporary brand new artwork made with ancient techniques. The diameter of the lip of the Messapian Trozzella Amphora is 20 cm, the height is 52 cm, the maximum handle-to-handle width is 40 cm, and the base diameter is 14 cm.