With five registers of floral decoration between reserved bands consisting of wine leaves and grapes, laurels, band of spiralling tendrils and leaves, band of ivy leaves with dotted rosettes and waves and dots, lip with a zigzag decoration. Unusual form for a Xenon vase
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The Xenon Group was assembled and named by J.D. Beazley in 1947.The great majority of the vases were produced in the 4th century BC. They have been found mainly in that area conventionally known as Peucetia. South of a line drawn between Metaponto, Gioia del Colle, and Fasano, the fabric is virtually unknown. There are two examples in the museum at Lecce, said to be from Taranto.
“Xenon Ware” refers to a particular variety of Apulian pottery which features matt red decoration added on a glossy black background. Xenon ware commonly features geometric, abstract and floral designs as opposed to animals or human figures. The group takes its name from a kantharos in Frankfurt with the inscription XENON.
