Agora Object: Agora XXIX, no. 431 Dimensions: | | P.H. 16.9; rest. H. 18.2; Diam. of body 15.1. | Chronology: | | 175-140 | Deposit: | | E 6:1, lower fill | Published Number: | | AV 29.431 | References: | | Object: P 8560
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Rim, much of neck, one handle, and parts of body restored.
Flat resting surface. Small, summary bearded masks at base of handles. Neck: spearhead necklace with ties at ends. Band is double line, probably overpainted white; pendants attached by incised zigzag.
Base of palmette(?) at center, above necklace. Shoulder: checkerboard flanked by concentric rectangles. Painted circle around each handle attachment; looped white fillets hang down onto lower body from either side of mask at base of handle. Metallic black glaze, reddish brown inside; miltos.
For handles cf. Williams 1977, no. 3, p. 68, pl. 24.
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