74. Olpe with lid (oinochoe), painted in the technique of red figures, attributed to Ganymede's painter, Apulia, Southern Italy, 340-320 BC.

A jug with lid, fully preserved, of small dimensions with a knotted handle. Globular body with flared lip and short foot. Lid with high button. The vessel is decorated with red figures. The main scene depicts the confrontation between Pegasus and a griffon. On the neck, a laurel wreath with fruit. Under the handle, several palmettes. On the lid, a frieze of rosettes interspersed with groups of three pearls. Additional applications of white color are applied to the wings of the griffon, Pegasus, the rosettes, and the laurel wreath on the neck. Under the lip, a frieze of short tongue patterns.

Dimensions

custom h=11.5 cm, d=10 cm

Description

ceramics

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