A Late Geometric Oinochoe with Birds
Attic, Late Geometric (I b), ca. 750 - 735 B.C.
Clay
Height: 22.0 cm
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An oinochoe with globular body, trefoil mouth, and strap handle. The body is decorated by parallel lines in dilute glaze with a broader band at the shoulder. A square panel is centred on the neck, bordered by parallel lines. Within, two swans confront one another, their bodies decorated with parallel hatched lines. Elsewhere in the field, geometric motifs including lozenges and rosettes. Spout and handle in black glaze. Reassembled from large fragments. Areas of retouching.
PROVENANCE
Formerly Coll. Prof. Hans Dahn (1919-2019), Lausanne, acquired 5 March 1952 from Platt, Paris. See Dahn's list no 29.
NOTE
A near exact parallel including the style of birds at the neck can be found in Erlangen (Friedrich-Alexander-Universität, I226): Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum: Erlangen, Antikensammlung der Friedrich-Alexander-Universität 1, 24, Beilage 4.4, pl. (3322) 9.3-5.

