Apulian Oinochoe, shape 8 (Mug), with Lid
Reconstructed from fragments. The vase has a flaring mouth above a narrower, rather tall neck. The body curves outward in an elongated oval, and is joined to the foot in two degrees by a short stem. The double-loop handle is tied in the form of a Herakles knot. The lid has a knob, which has the appearance of a bottle-like element, with a vent-hole at its top and two rows of upright acanthus leaves around the base.
On the lid, three enclosed palmettes, with a rosette in each of two of the fields between them, and a phiale in the other. The knob retains traces of pink; the lower leaves are alternating blue and pink, the upper, all blue; brown defines the veins and details of the leaves. The underside of the lid is reserved.
On the body: a female head in three-quarter view to right emerges from a large flower, surrounded by leafy scrolls (probably representing acanthus) and flowers. The details of her face are no longer visible.
Under the lip: black tongues on reserved band between black line borders. Neck: between narrow reserved lines, a black band with alternating rosettes and phialai; faint traces of added white that marked tops of the rosette petals remain. Shoulder: egg pattern between two reserved bands. Below the handle: large palmette-fan with side-scrolls and half-fans. Lower body: reverse wave between two reserved bands. Stem of foot: reserved. Only very slight traces of added white that was used for details and patterns on body remain.
After Jentoft-Nilsen, M. R. and Trendall, A.D., CVA Malibu 3 (1990).
On the lid, three enclosed palmettes, with a rosette in each of two of the fields between them, and a phiale in the other. The knob retains traces of pink; the lower leaves are alternating blue and pink, the upper, all blue; brown defines the veins and details of the leaves. The underside of the lid is reserved.
On the body: a female head in three-quarter view to right emerges from a large flower, surrounded by leafy scrolls (probably representing acanthus) and flowers. The details of her face are no longer visible.
Under the lip: black tongues on reserved band between black line borders. Neck: between narrow reserved lines, a black band with alternating rosettes and phialai; faint traces of added white that marked tops of the rosette petals remain. Shoulder: egg pattern between two reserved bands. Below the handle: large palmette-fan with side-scrolls and half-fans. Lower body: reverse wave between two reserved bands. Stem of foot: reserved. Only very slight traces of added white that was used for details and patterns on body remain.
After Jentoft-Nilsen, M. R. and Trendall, A.D., CVA Malibu 3 (1990).
Images courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art (CC0)