Caption

Olpe type of jug for liquids with inscription, unknown Attic workshop; Crito ca. 550–500 BC inscription/artist. Black-finished olpe with a clay-coloured cartouche at the point of maximum diameter bearing Crito's signature KRITONE POIESEN Kriton made it. Medium-sized olpe, rim edge slightly turned outwards; low neck gently transitioning into a concave, spherical belly clearly distinguishable from a low conical foot with a recess; bottom slightly convex. Profiled handle shaped with clearly distinguishable edges. On the inner side of the rim two clay nodules one reconstructed are visible, located 4.5 cm apart on the side of the handle. Greek ceramics; pottery marks; Greek inscriptions. 550–500 BC. Origin: Attica, Athens. Olpe vessel. Height 26 cm; width 13.5 cm; depth 15.5 cm; weight 0.58 kg., A single tall ceramic jug with a curved handle attached near the rim and upper body stands against a plain light gray background; the jug has a glossy black surface with areas of exposed terracotta where the black coating is chipped or worn, especially along the rim, handle, shoulder, and base, and there are a few thin horizontal bands of the exposed terracotta around the midsection; the handle is slender and looped with visible wear revealing patches of terracotta, the body is rounded and slightly tapered toward a flared foot that shows irregular patches of terracotta, and the overall surface displays scattered small chips and speckles of the underlying terracotta.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A01_358

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Keywords

Olpe type jug liquids inscription unknown Attic workshop Crito ca 550–500 BC inscription artist Black-finished olpe clay-coloured cartouche point maximum diameter bearing Crito's signature KRITONE POIESEN Kriton Medium-sized olpe rim edge slightly turned outwards low neck gently transitioning concave spherical belly distinguishable low conical foot recess bottom slightly convex Profiled handle shaped distinguishable edges inner side rim two clay nodules reconstructed visible located 4.5 cm apart side handle Greek ceramics pottery marks Greek inscriptions 550–500 Bc Origin Attica Athens Olpe vessel Height 26 cm width 13.5 cm depth 15.5 cm weight 0.58 kg single tall ceramic jug curved handle attached near rim upper body stands plain light gray background glossy black surface areas exposed terracotta black coating chipped worn shoulder base thin horizontal bands midsection slender looped visible wear revealing patches terracotta body rounded slightly tapered flared foot irregular patches surface displays scattered small chips speckles underlying terracotta.