trefoil-mouth oinochoe
- Museum number
- 1886,0401.1380
- Description
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Greek style pottery trefoil-mouth oinochoe jug with ribbed neck; made in Egypt. Wheel-made and undecorated with repair holes. Ribbed base of neck, ovoid bottom-heavy body and broad ring foot and bifid handles. White and green residue on the inside, black residue on the outside. Red-brown Nile silt with a grey core, abundant gold mica and white inclusions.
- Production date
- 6thC BC
- Dimensions
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Diameter: 10 centimetres (maximum)
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Diameter: 4.30 centimetres
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Height: 19.05 centimetres
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Width: 10 centimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- The piece has a close parallel from Naukratis (British Museum 1910,0222.232.b; Petrie 1886, pl. 34, no. 637) with the same graffito, probably an abbreviation of deka(te), 'tithe', i.e. a votive dedication. An alternative interpretation would be use as a measure; the jug has a capacity of about 0.375 litres.
A further very similar piece with a Carian inscription is known from in Egypt (Berlin, Ägyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung, Inv. 7206; Schlotzhauer 2012, 168 no. Nau 139, pl. 30c-e); with precise findspot information lacking it might have come from Naukratis or a site with a strong Carian presence such as Memphis/Saqqara. For the latter two piecse, NA analysis by Hans Mommsen, Bonn, has confirmed production in the Nile Delta (samples Nauk 14 and 19: chemical group QanN), see Schlotzhauer and Villing 2006,55 table 1, 62-3, figs 35-6. The group of jugs was probably manufactured by Greek potters at Naukratis.
- Location
- On display (G69/dc25)
- Department
- Greek and Roman
- Registration number
- 1886,0401.1380
- Additional IDs
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Miscellaneous number: 1910,0222.232.a (registered in error as)
