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Jug, earthenware, in the shape of an ancient Greek oenochoe, flat base, globular body sloping inwards at the shoulder then rising straight upwards at the neck before flaring out to a trefoil mouth with two small spouts to either side of the upper terminal of the handle, plain high loop handle; the decoration reserved against a black enamel ground so that the red earthenware body is revealed, this then transfer-printed in black with to the body three figures clad in flowing draperies and dancing hand-in-hand, one figure holds a wreath, border to the neck of a geometric maze-like pattern, egg and dart border to the exterior lip-rim with a band of red circular dots above it.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 31827
Acquisition
Bequest, 10/12/1953
Measurements
Height
(cm): 20.9
diam
(cm): 13
Width
(cm): 15.9
Height
(in): 8
diam
(in): 5
Width
(in): 6
Techniques
wheel-thrown
forming
Applied Art
extruded
forming
Applied Art
assembled
forming
Applied Art
transfer-printed
decoration
Applied Art
glazed
decoration
Applied Art
Material
earthenware
glaze
Location
In store
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