Oinochoe

Oinochoe. Similar ware to MS 641, red and brown; decorations of zone of animals, a boar, lions, and a leopard fighting a deer. Light cream clay, fine texture. Shape: Underside of foot has flat circular rim and sloping sides. Foot short with rounded edge. Base flaring, belly broad and rounded with sloping shoulders (depressed spherical shape). Drip ledge base of neck. Neck thick, cone shaped. Small ridge at junction with lip. Lip. Trilobate with inner rim flat. Tall, arched handle made of 3 clay coils attached at shoulder. Decoration: design paint brown (varying shades from dark to reddish) with white and purple paint added. Foot brown. Frieze of tall brown rays at base. Broad brown band at lower belly. Shoulder frieze of overlapping scale pattern, outlines of scale, brown and center purple paint. Upper shoulder zone decorated with tongue pattern, all of which are brown, several overlaid with purple. Neck brown with row (hardly distinguishable) of white dot rosettes. Outer lip brown with white dot rosettes either side of spout. Inner lip brown down to mid-neck. Handle brown. Incision on details of animal bodies, feet, legs, heads, shoulders and bristles on boars back. Belly frieze of animal figures, 3 lions, 2 stags, 1 boar - brown with purple added on shoulders and rumps. Thin brown band upper marginof frieze. Incision outlines scales (made with aid of compass) and tongues. Part of handle missing. Several breaks in belly repaired. Two sections lower belly restored.