Carlotta - the museum database

NM Ant 1690 :: amphora

Object description: Amphora with ovoid depressed body and splaying, rather high foot. Wide, concave neck. Flat, out-turned rim. Trilobate handles from rim to shoulder. Black band encircling base. Foot painted red. Lower part from foot to about mid-body is painted black. Above this zone are three black, encircling, parallel lines, a black encircling band, four black, encircling, parallel lines, a red band, and four black, encircling, parallel lines. The handle zone on shoulder is framed by thick black lines and divided by vertical rows of small squares framed by black lines, into three panels on either side. On each panel is a checquered triangle, flanked by three lines on either side. Neck-zone is divided into panels (two on either side) by vertical rows of red zigzags, flanked by three black lines on either side. Each panel contains a bird with small wings, long neck, and rather long beak; outline of birds are black, filling red. Encircling black band just below rim. Rim is decorated with groups of transverse, black lines. Inside of neck is decorated by red band flanked by four black lines on either side. Black line encircling lower handle abutment. Handles decorated with red band flanked by vertical, framed rows of horizontal short, black lines.