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A South Italian-Apulian oinochoe
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Curatorial note
This jug is decorated in a white and reddish-yellow floral pattern decoration featuring a palmette between two volute scrolls, with a bead and a dentil border above.
An oinochoe is a wine jug with a curved handle from lip to shoulder and a round or trefoil mouth which was used in serving wine from a krater.
An oinochoe is a wine jug with a curved handle from lip to shoulder and a round or trefoil mouth which was used in serving wine from a krater.
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