Caption

Red-figure oinochoe by the Pennsylvania Torcop Painter, Classified Gallo-Classic Scenography; red-figure ceramic wine vessel depicting mythological scenes and women; 2nd half of the 4th–3rd century BC c. 300–280 BC, to be verified; Etruria place of origin; vessel; height 31.5 cm, width 16.2 cm, depth 15.6 cm, weight 0.94 kg, A ceramic jug with an elongated neck, curved handle, and rounded body standing on a conical foot; the surface shows painted decorative patterns and areas of worn or flaked paint. The visible colors include beige and tan on the clay body, black and dark brown used for painted motifs and a darker area on the neck, white applied in small spots and patches, and reddish-brown bands around the foot. The decoration features flowing curved lines, spiral-like shapes, dotted accents, and a lattice-like pattern on the upper neck, with some areas where the paint is chipped or missing revealing the underlying lighter clay.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A03_167

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79.1Mb (1.9Mb) / 15.4in x 20.0in / 4610 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Red-figure oinochoe Pennsylvania Torcop Painter Classified Gallo-Classic Scenography red-figure ceramic wine vessel depicting mythological scenes women 2nd half 4th–3rd century BC c 300–280 Bc verified Etruria place origin vessel height 31.5 cm width 16.2 cm depth 15.6 cm weight 0.94 kg ceramic jug elongated neck curved handle rounded body standing conical foot surface painted decorative patterns areas worn flaked paint visible colors include beige tan clay body black dark brown painted motifs darker area neck white applied small spots patches reddish-brown bands foot decoration features flowing curved lines spiral- shapes dotted accents lattice- pattern upper neck paint chipped missing revealing underlying lighter clay.