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Apulian Red-Figure Oinochoe - AM.0039
Origin: Mediterranean
Circa: 400
BC
to 300
BC
Dimensions:
7" (17.8cm) high
Collection: Classical
Style: Apulian
Medium: Terracotta
£9,000.00
Location: UAE
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| Description |
The oinochoe was designed for pouring wine
from a krater into a drinking vessel. This
attractive example has a trefoil mouth and a
single handle. The obverse depicts a naked male
with a fillet tied around his curly black hair. A
chlamys, draped over his left arm , billows out in
alignment with his left leg. The figure carries a
jug in his right hand and a phiale in his left. The
body has been rendered to produce an ‘X’
shaped composition, whereby the limbs appear
to run at parallels with one another, ensuring
that the painter has made full use of the field.
The egg and dot motif fills the band encircling
the neck and the wave motif runs around the
vessel above the base. The reverse constitutes a
plain black slip.
- (AM.0039)
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