Légende

Olpe type of jug for liquids with inscription, unknown Attic workshop; Crito ca. 550–500 BC signature KRITONEPOIESEN: Krito made it, Greek ceramics, pottery marks, Greek inscriptions. Black-finished olpe with a clay-coloured cartouche at the point of maximum diameter. Medium-sized olpe; rim edge slightly turned outwards; low neck gently transitioning into a concave, spherical belly clearly distinguishable from the low conical foot with a recess; bottom slightly convex; profiled handle 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 handle side. Date: 550–500 BC. Place of origin: Attica, Athens. Object type: olpe vessel. Dimensions: height 26 cm, width 13.5 cm, depth 15.5 cm, weight 0.58 kg., A tall pottery vessel with a narrow neck and single strap handle rising from the rim, showing worn areas and chips that reveal a reddish-brown clay beneath a glossy black surface; the body is bulbous with a gently flared rim and a rounded foot, and a horizontal band of exposed reddish-brown clay encircles the middle; the surface of the vessel has numerous small scratches and flecks where the black coating is abraded, and the colors visible are black and reddish-brown against a neutral gray background.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A01_357

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

52.5Mo (1.6Mo) / 28.2cm x 46.6cm / 3333 x 5507 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Olpe type jug liquids inscription unknown Attic workshop Crito ca 550–500 BC signature KRITONEPOIESEN Krito Greek ceramics pottery marks Greek inscriptions Black-finished olpe clay-coloured cartouche point maximum diameter 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 distinguishable edges inner side rim two clay nodules reconstructed visible located 4.5 cm apart handle side Date 550–500 Bc Place origin Attica Athens Object type olpe vessel Dimensions height 26 cm width 13.5 cm depth 15.5 cm weight 0.58 kg tall pottery vessel narrow neck single strap handle rising rim showing worn areas chips reveal reddish-brown clay beneath glossy black surface body bulbous gently flared rounded foot horizontal band exposed reddish-brown clay encircles middle surface vessel numerous small scratches flecks black coating abraded colors visible black reddish-brown neutral gray background.