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Attic Black-Figure Oinochoe Fragment

Black-figure Oinochoe · about 520–510 B.C.

Exterior: the flat surface is decorated with hanging closed lotus buds (each with a glaze dot above the calyx) linked by tendrils. The ridge above the band of lotus buds is ornamented with three glaze strokes, and a miniscule bit of a fourth stroke is preserved to the right of the others. The fragment is unglazed on the underside.

Shape

Oinochoe

Technique

Black-figure

Date

about 520–510 B.C.

Culture

Greek (Attic)

Dimensions

H: 2.45 cm W: 3.47 cm

Museum

J. Paul Getty Museum