Légende

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 with a breaking-wave ornament and at bottom with a row of dots and lines, a woman's head in left profile wearing a cap sakkos with curly hair 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; to the right 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 dark, matte black ceramic jug with a rounded body, a narrow neck, and a single vertical handle running from the rim to the shoulder, showing small chips and worn edges where brownish-orange clay is exposed; the rim flares outward into two opposing lobes, and the jug sits on a slightly raised base with visible wear; the background is a uniform mid-gray and the surface beneath the jug reflects it faintly.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A05_038

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

40.9Mo (311.4Ko) / 28.0cm x 36.6cm / 3312 x 4320 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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 breaking-wave ornament bottom row dots lines woman's head left profile wearing cap sakkos curly hair ears long bun curls back tied taenia diadem cap side head two half-palmettes pointing direction right spirally coiled tendril two rosettes upper corners Rosettes necklace earrings elements diadem painted white Good condition Late 4th century BC Southern Italy dark matte black ceramic jug rounded body narrow neck single vertical handle running rim shoulder showing small chips worn edges brownish-orange clay exposed rim flares outward two opposing lobes jug sits slightly raised base visible wear background uniform mid-gray surface beneath jug reflects faintly.