Miniature oinochoe

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Inventory number

ΝΑ 1957 Αα 2289

Artist

Attic workshop

Category

Vessel

Period

Archaic Period

Date

End of 6th-beginning of 5th cent. BC

Dimensions

Height: 0.077 m
Base diameter: 0.03 m

Material

Clay

Location

Gallery of the Acropolis Slopes, Case 6, No 112

Description
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Miniature oinochoe belonging to the Swan Group, decorated in the black-figure technique. It was found incomplete in 1957 at the Sanctuary of the Nymphe and was completed.

It has a low ring-shaped foot, a trefoil mouth and a vertical handle forming a high arch. The shoulder of the vessel is decorated with swans between dots and crosses. The body is adorned with a red horizontal band whereas the rest of the vase is covered with black paint that has turned reddish in places.

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