Bottle

47-2-3

From: Italy | Gnathia | Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

Object Number 47-2-3
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Gnathian | South Italian
Provenience Italy | Gnathia | Mediterranean
Manufacture Location Gnathia
Date Made 399-200 BCE
Section Mediterranean
Materials Ceramic
Iconography bird
Description

molded foot; broad, low stem; plump ovoid body continuous in profile with slender neck; broadly overhanging molded rim. No handle. On body a large bird, wings spread wide, facing left, in white with yellow details. On either side are elaborate white tendrils. Side opposite bird is undecorated. Egg pattern below scene and on shoulder. Tongue pattern on neck. Intact. Somewhat metallic black glaze. Added white and yellow well preserved. Unglazed: lower wall, stem, and underside of foot. A red cross with broad arms is somewhat indistinctly painted on underside.

Height 16 cm
Outside Diameter 8.5 cm
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. F. Woodson Hancock and Mrs. Lea Hudson, 1947

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