Terracotta oinochoe (jug), Hellenistic, ca. 300 B.C., Etruscan, Terracotta; Malacena black-glaze, H. 8 1/16 in. (20.5 cm), Vases, The type, which clearly imitates more expensive metal vessels, is associated with Volterran workshops. In this case, a definite source of inspiration was Gnathian pottery from Southern Italy. Like this jug, Late Gnathian oinochoai are often ribbed and have elegantly curved handles that terminate in a satyr-head attachment and decorative borders in added color at the shoulder
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Terracotta oinochoe, jug, Hellenistic, ca, 300 B.C, Etruscan, Terracotta, Malacena black-glaze, H, 8 1/16, 20.5 cm, Vases, type, imitates, expensive metal, vessels, associated, Volterran workshops, case, definite source, inspiration, Gnathian pottery, Southern Italy, Late Gnathian, oinochoai, ribbed, elegantly curved, handles, terminate, satyr-head attachment, decorative borders, added color, shoulder
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