Terracotta neck-amphora (jar)
Obverse, between eyes, busts of old man and girl
Reverse, between eyes, busts of two girls
The practice of decorating a pot with alternating black and clay-colored stripes or a cup with concentric circles was popular in eastern Greece and may have come to Athens from there. The effect is considerably less sober and balanced than the Attic black-figure norm. It almost overwhelms the conversations that are taking place on the shoulder.
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