Ure Museum, 49.8.10
Date: c. 6th century BCE
Material: Terracotta Black Figure East Greek Trefoil-lip Oinochoe (wine jug)
Trefoil lip; short neck; Ring in the junction of neck and body; thick rounded handle curves up from top portion of bulbous body to back of neck; out-turned conical foot-ring; convex underside.
Trefoil lip with black glossed rim, three narrow black glossed bands below. Three ducks in profile moving to the right. Underneath, broad black and red glossed striped band (approx. 1.5 cm wide); wings painted with black brush strokes on a red gloss, red beaks and black heads. Narrow black band on the junction of the foot with the body. Exterior of foot glazed black. Brown resting surface but reserved underside with white deposits. Blobs on the handle.
This model represents a (nearly completed) work in progress. Areas which are incomplete include the inner rim and under the handle.
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