Red-figure oinochoe, Oinochoe with a flat foot separated by a ring, an oval belly, and sloping shoulders; wide tripartite rim; smooth ribbon-like handle. Reddish clay with black glossy varnish. Decoration: on the front of the belly, in a metopic field framed at top by a wave ornament and at bottom by a row of dots and lines — a woman's head in left profile wearing a cap sakkos with curly hair protruding above the ears and a long bun of curls at the back tied with a taenia; a diadem on the cap. On either side of the head are two half-palmettes both pointing same direction; on the right side a spirally coiled tendril; two rosettes in the upper corners. Rosettes, necklace, taenia, earrings, and elements of the diadem painted in white. Good condition. Late 4th century BC, Southern Italy., A black ceramic pitcher with a handle and a flared, scalloped rim standing against a gray background, the body showing a painted panel in a tan or light brown color with decorative swirls and the partial ...
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Red-figure oinochoe, Oinochoe with a flat foot separated by a ring, an oval belly, and sloping shoulders; wide tripartite rim; smooth ribbon-like handle. Reddish clay with black glossy varnish. Decoration: on the front of the belly, in a metopic field framed at top by a wave ornament and at bottom by a row of dots and lines — a woman's head in left profile wearing a cap sakkos with curly hair protruding above the ears and a long bun of curls at the back tied with a taenia; a diadem on the cap. On either side of the head are two half-palmettes both pointing same direction; on the right side a spirally coiled tendril; two rosettes in the upper corners. Rosettes, necklace, taenia, earrings, and elements of the diadem painted in white. Good condition. Late 4th century BC, Southern Italy., A black ceramic pitcher with a handle and a flared, scalloped rim standing against a gray background, the body showing a painted panel in a tan or light brown color with decorative swirls and the partial profile of a face adorned with a crown of small dots, some lighter beige highlights on the decoration, and a narrow brownish rim at the base.

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Red-figure oinochoe Oinochoe flat foot separated ring oval belly sloping shoulders wide tripartite rim smooth ribbon- handle Reddish clay black glossy varnish Decoration front belly metopic field framed top wave ornament bottom row dots lines woman's head left profile wearing cap sakkos curly hair protruding ears long bun curls back tied taenia diadem cap side head two half-palmettes pointing direction right side spirally coiled tendril two rosettes upper corners Rosettes necklace earrings elements diadem painted white Good condition Late 4th century BC Southern Italy black ceramic pitcher flared scalloped rim standing gray background body showing painted panel tan light brown color decorative swirls partial profile face adorned crown small dots lighter beige highlights decoration narrow brownish rim base.

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