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Mug (Attic black-glaze ware)

Mug (Attic black-glaze ware)
 mid 5th century BCE

Medium
earthenware
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Accessioned, 1994
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
19th Century European Paintings Gallery
Level 2, NGV International

Artwork Details

Medium
earthenware
Measurements
8.6 × 9.6 × 8.2 cm
Place/s of Execution
Attica, Greece
Accession Number
D321-1994
Department
Antiquities
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Accessioned, 1994
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
19th Century European Paintings Gallery
Level 2, NGV International
Physical description
Small, single-handled jug with a wide flaring mouth, a double-stemmed handle joined from the shoulder to the rim, each stem ending up in a curve outwards along the rim, a short neck, ovoid body and flat base. The mug is black-glazed all over, including the base, with vertical ribbing on the body. The natural clay is dark pink/buff.

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