Olpe with Scales and Concentric Bands

mid 7th-early 6th century BCE (Orientalizing) Overall: 10 1/4 in. (26 cm) Citation

This olpe (pitcher) has a simple, round mouth where a handle, with circular bosses imitating metal forms, attaches before connecting with the body. The decoration is not well preserved, but a scale or feather pattern is apparent on the shoulder, with concentric bands on the bo...

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15487
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Anonymous collection, [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [said to be from Tarquinia]; Walters Art Museum, 1942, by gift.
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