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Accession_Number

REDMG:1953.25.21

Shape

Chous

Shape_description

Beazley's shape 3 oinochoe (the commonest of black oinochoai) and Gill's shape 3. Cf. Agora P 10114: Agora 12, no. 115 (pl. 6)

Material

Terracotta

Fabric

Attic

Fabric_description

Munsell_color

10YR 6/4

Decoration

Trefoil mouth with thickened rim and flattened lip; broad neck joining bulbous body in a continuous curve (except for a slight ridge around base of neck [CHECK]), down to the low ring foot. A vertical strap handle slopes down slightly from the mouth and turns at a right angle back to rejoin the broadest part of the body. Black gloss except on underside.

Inscriptions

Condition

Comprised of several rejoined pieces, missing a large part of the right side. Gloss worn; chipped foot; buff deposits on base.

Technique/Style

Black glaze

Provenance

Period

Late Classical

Date

425-400

Dating_details

Artist

Attribution

Image

2003.93.0037.jpg	Right side view of an Attic black-glazed chous.
2003.97.0634.jpg	Left side view of an Attic black-glazed chous.
2003.97.0635.jpg	Right side view of an Attic black-glazed chous.
2003.97.0636.jpg	Top view of an Attic black-glazed chous.
2003.97.0637.jpg	Bottom view of an Attic black-glazed chous, showing the reserved base.
2004.99.0660.jpg	Oblique view, from the top, of an Attic black-glazed chous.
2004.99.0661.jpg	Right side view of an Attic black-glazed chous.
2004.99.0662.jpg	Front view of an Attic black-glazed chous.
2004.99.0663.jpg	Left side view of an Attic black-glazed chous.
2004.99.0664.jpg	Back view of an Attic black-glazed chous.