Olpe

Olpe. Broken and mended; complete except for small chips. Ring foot and double rolled vertical handle; a rotelle at either side of the upper attachment. Entirely glazed save for a reserved zone filled with rays above the foot. Body divided into zones by groups of four fine horizontal lines in added purple, bordered by white. On the shoulder, tongue pattern, incised; the tongues beside the lower handle attachment painted white, 3 to one side, 2 at the other; the rest in sets of three alternately painted purple and left black. A fine raised band between shoulder and neck; the neck glazed and undecorated. White dot rosettes on the rotelles. Buff clay, good firm black glaze.