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White Painted Oinochoe

Pottery oinochoe or jug in White Painted ware; globular-ovoid body; low ring base; short, narrow slightly concave neck; square-profiled everted rim; high looped handle from shoulder to rim; drab buff clay with many small inclusions; similar coloured slip decorated with red paint around the belly and neck; a simple floral motif hangs below the neck opposite the handle. Dimensions: Height: 19 centimetres Object Type: oinochoe Ware: White Painted Ware Series: White Painted VI Techniques: painted; wheel-made

Date

475 - 400 BC

Accession No.

1880,0710.74

Collection

British Museum

Provenance

  • Amathus