Attic Black-glazed Oinochoe

Culture: Greek/attic

Period: Late 5th century B.C.

Material: Terracotta

Dimensions: 13.2 cm high

Price: 4 000 Euro

Ref: 2531

Provenance: From a New York private collection, acquired from Merrin Gallery. Prior with Charles Ede in London in the 1990s.

Condition: Intact

Description: Very elegant, black glazed jug with a long trefoil spout. The thin walled, very finely worked out oinochoe has a biconical body, which protrudes to a broad ring in the centre. The shoulder curves into a slender neck and merges into a beak-formed spout. The handle is slightly s-shaped and reaches from the rim to the ring on the body. The shiny surface imitates high-quality ancient silver ware, which served as a model.