Body.

Part of foot, much of wall, and over half of rim restored.

High ring foot; flat resting surface; irregular, slightly convex underside. Broad flange at bottom of high, cylindrical body. Rim inset to receive lid. Decoration in reddish brown glaze. Broad band with two narrow ones below at top of body, below inset rim. Broad band flanked by two narrow ones at half height, dividing body into two registers. Upper register: three spearhead necklaces tied with large, round bows at ends, with palmettes flanked by asterisks above. Lower register: wreaths with round bows alternate with basket(?), two dotted vertical lines (auloi?), syrinx(?), lantern, and one undecipherable object. Three narrow bands above flange at base of wall and one on edge; large bead and reel on upper surface of flange. Hard, fine, very micaceous, reddish yellow fabric (5YR 7/6); dull, very pale brown slip (10YR 8/3) on outside, only partially covering foot and lower surface of flange, lacking on underside.

For spearhead necklace see Antioch IV, i, p. 28, fig. 8:26.

For palmettes cf. Mirmeki I, p. 69, fig. 83; AvP I, ii, p. 277, Beiblatt 46:5; PF II, F 25, p. 114, pl. 43, fig. 7:2; Dent, Lloyd, and Riley 1976--1977, no. 23, p. 150, fig. 7; Antiken in rheinischem Privatbesitz, no. 86, p. 63, pl. 41. For musical instruments see comparanda under 1504; for lantern see under 1505.