Amphora near the painter of Laghetto. Apulia, Magna Graecia, IV century B.C., Ceramics. Attached thermoluminescence test. Presents restorations. Measures: 50.2 (height) x 20 cm (diameter). The decoration of this Greek amphora has been made using the technique of red figures. The technique consisted of painting the motifs on the still wet piece, using a transparent varnish that, when fired, acquired an intense black tone. Therefore, the motifs were invisible before firing, which meant that the painters had to work entirely from memory, without being able to see their previous work. Once the piece was fired, the areas not covered by the glaze remained with the reddish tone of the clay, while the glazed, the "painted" ones, adopted a dense and shiny black color. On one of the fronts we see two characters holding tall canes finished in pine cone motifs, while observing the shield that one of them offers to his companion. The reverse, on the other hand, has the representation of three naked figures. With athletic bodies and youthful features, this trio of figures holds spears and helmets in their hands, an aspect that indicates that we are facing the portrait of three soldiers. The rest of the amphora is ornamented with grecate motifs that structure the whole in different horizontal levels. The neck continues the aesthetics of the rest of the piece, with a perfectly defined female portrait. The vertical handles and the mouth have a molded decoration with a grooved appearance. Dimensions 50.2 (height) x 20 cm (diameter). Condition Report It presents restorations.