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Vase

4th century BC (made)
Place of origin

Wide inverted bell shaped bowl on low foot, the lower part of the exterior vertically fluted, the upper painted with a scrolled stem in white below a boarder of egg pattern. Inside on the bottom is a goose in white , within brown circular bands surrounded by white rays. The loop handles rise above the rim and have a curved link across the middle


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Red earthenware painted in white and brown on black ground with details incised
Brief description
red earthenware painted in white and brown, South Italian 4th Century BC
Physical description
Wide inverted bell shaped bowl on low foot, the lower part of the exterior vertically fluted, the upper painted with a scrolled stem in white below a boarder of egg pattern. Inside on the bottom is a goose in white , within brown circular bands surrounded by white rays. The loop handles rise above the rim and have a curved link across the middle
Dimensions
  • Height: 7.6cm
Credit line
Given by Mr C W Parish
Object history
Found in the Kingdom of Naples in 1842 by sir Woodbine Parish KCH
Collection
Accession number
C.790-1909

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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