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Owl Skyphos
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Slightly inverted rim; deep, convex body, tapering downwards; roughly horizontal, horseshoe shaped handles below rim; ring base. Yellowish clay; black glaze; superposed, red paint. A and B: an owl with large, round eyes, covered with reserved, black dots, flanked by vertical olive twigs; below two red bands; underside red with three reserved circles.
The Museum of Mediterranean and Near Eastern Antiquities
Title: Owl Skyphos
Description:
Slightly inverted rim; deep, convex body, tapering downwards; roughly horizontal, horseshoe shaped handles below rim; ring base.
Yellowish clay; black glaze; superposed, red paint.
A and B: an owl with large, round eyes, covered with reserved, black dots, flanked by vertical olive twigs; below two red bands; underside red with three reserved circles.
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