Antique Southern Italian Bowl
ambiantA yellow-glazed bowl believed to have been made in southern Italy, around Puglia and Basilicata.
The honey-toned interior glaze and rustic clay exterior suggest an everyday kitchen bowl once used for preparing ingredients. The thick rim, bright yellow glaze, and tactile earthen surface give it a warm, utilitarian charm.
- Size
- φ18 × H10 cm
- Country
- Italy
- Origin
- Southern Italy
- Estimated age
- Late 1800s – early 1900s
- No.
- AN-8111
Robba Gialla
A general term for vessels with lead glaze ranging from honey-colored to yellowish-brown, seen in Southern Italian folk pottery. Mainly produced from the 19th century to the first half of the 20th century, widely across Southern Italy, centered in Puglia.
Often finished with lead glaze on red clay body in a single firing; the shading, flow, and kiln variations from firing become the landscape itself. Uses vary from large amphorae (capasone) to jars, bowls, and bottles.
Decoration is often minimal; the glaze color itself is the "keynote" of this pottery. One of the most universal everyday ceramics that supported the foundation of Southern Italian life.
