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ITALIC TOMB-GROUPS: VULCI 22
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unevenly on the reverse; on the handles dots on the outer
strands, cross lines on the central strand; on the shoulder
water birds separated by groups of perpendicular lines
with circles, dots and zigzag lines as stop-gap ornaments;
on the body of the vase bands of varying width separated
by three rows of pattern: ovals connected by fine curves, a
zigzag with included triangles of solid color, and broad
upright waved lines.
6. Late Protocorinthian Oinochoe. PL XLVII
M.S.3427, H. 0.027 m., D. 0.185 m. Lip restored-
This vase was not listed by Frothingham as belonging to
this tomb * but the triple handle, the moulded ledge, the
base of the neck and the restored lip are apparent in the
photograph, whereas the oinochoe of Frothingham’s list
is of a shape quite different from that of the oinochoe in
the record photograph. Fabric of fine texture, cream
color throughout. Wheel-made. The handle is not
merely grooved on its inner and outer face but made of
three ropes of clay. It is painted dark outside. The
rim is dark inside and out. On the inside, where the
handle is joined, are traces of a white dot rosette. The
neck, unpainted on the inside, is brown to black on the
outside and ornamented with three white dot rosettes.
On the moulded ridge is a row of white dots. Below
this ledge a zone of tongues, outlined shakily by incised
lines, three purplish reds, two blacks, three whites, in
succession. These stop short of the area below the
handle, which is solid black, bounded by a white line
and ornamented with three white dot rosettes. Below
the tongue ornament and set off with fine white lines,
is a zone of scales each outlined by two incised lines cut
with the aid of a compass. The scales of the uppermost
and lowest rows are purplish red, of the intermediate
row black. Around the lower part of the vase are two
bands of black, the upper overlaid with three purplish
red stripes, the lower with seven purplish red and one
white stripe. Above the low foot, a ray pattern. This
vase may well be an import.
7. Italic Imitation of a Protocorinthian (?) Jar.
PI. XLVII. M.S.611, H. 0.214 m., D. 0.208 m. Re-
stored. Fabric of fine texture, buff throughout. Wheel-
made. Rim grooved; a small plastic ridge between neck
and shoulder. The designs are painted in a muddy
brown color: on the shoulder a zone of interlocking dou-
ble curves; at the level of the handles a waved line; on
the handles a straight line; about their roots, circles; on
the lower part of the vase bands of varying width over
which are painted fine stripes of purplish red and white.
8. Bowl with Offset Rim. PI. XLVII. M.S.616,
H. 0.068 m., D. 0.148 m. One handle missing. Fabric
of fine texture, ruddy buff throughout. Wheel-made.
The paint of the design brick red and dull. The shape
and decoration are those of No. 17 from Narce 27 M.
* The oinochoe of Frothingham’s list is cited by Fairbanks,
p. 177, No. 431.
9. Italic Imitation of a Protocorinthian Cup.
PI. XLVII. M.S.609,H. 0.081 m.,D. 0.136 m. Mended.
Similar fabric, buff throughout. Wheel-made. The
rim is slightly offset; the body tapers abruptly to a small
foot. Covered inside and out with a matt red to brown
paint except for a reserved zone at the level of the
handles on which are painted four groups of five upright
lines, and for the lower surface of the foot which has a
raised margin 0.009 m. wide.
10. Footed Bowl. PI. XLVII. M.S.613, H. 0.067
m., D. 0.097 m. Intact. Similar fabric and technique.
The rim is flat with two string holes; the edge of the foot
flares outward and slightly upward, as in No. 1. The
interior of the bowl is solid red except for a reserved band
below the rim. On the rim are groups of six transverse
lines alternating with six chevrons. On the outside of
the vase, horizontal bands.
11. Jug. PI. XLVII. M.S.604, H. 0.098 m., D.
0.091 m. Mended; most of handle missing. Clay,
paint and technique as in No. 8. In the shoulder zone
are hatched triangles, their apices pointing down, and
next to the handle, groups of upright lines to which, on
the left of the handle, are added three upright rows of
dots. On the stub of the handle are two vertical lines
with an upright row of chevrons to their left, parts of
which are carried around the edge of the handle. On
the lower part of the vase bands of varying width.
12. Cup. PI. XLVII. M.S.608, H. 0.059 m., D.
0.07 m. Intact. Traces of corroded iron on rim and
handle. Similar fabric and technique. The interior is
painted red except for an irregularly reserved band at the
rim. On the handle, transverse lines. Above and below
the shoulder zone, horizontal lines; within the shoulder
zone alternating groups of uprights and chevrons.
Above the base a broad band of red.
13. Oinochoe. PI. XLVII. M.S.612, H. 0.081 m.,
D. 0.06 m. Intact. Similar fabric. The pigment used
for the design is brown and dull. On the handles
transverse bands. On the outside bands of varying
width and, at the level of the handle, a row of concentric
circles drawn with a compass.
14. Saucer. PI. XLVII. M.S.605, H. 0.045 m., D.
0.195 m. Intact. Clay, paint and technique as in
Nos. 8, 10, 11 and 12. On the concave surface, a cen-
tral disk of solid red encircled by narrow bands; at the
rim, transverse waved lines arranged in groups which
alternately touch and fall short of a band on the rim.
On the convex surface a cross-hatched square takes the
place of the central disk. Two string holes.
15. Saucer. PI. XLVII. M.S.606, H. 0.045 m., D.
0.065 m. Mended. Surface badly damaged. Similar
fabric. Handmade. Two string holes. A thin coat of
color seems to have been applied to both surfaces.
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unevenly on the reverse; on the handles dots on the outer
strands, cross lines on the central strand; on the shoulder
water birds separated by groups of perpendicular lines
with circles, dots and zigzag lines as stop-gap ornaments;
on the body of the vase bands of varying width separated
by three rows of pattern: ovals connected by fine curves, a
zigzag with included triangles of solid color, and broad
upright waved lines.
6. Late Protocorinthian Oinochoe. PL XLVII
M.S.3427, H. 0.027 m., D. 0.185 m. Lip restored-
This vase was not listed by Frothingham as belonging to
this tomb * but the triple handle, the moulded ledge, the
base of the neck and the restored lip are apparent in the
photograph, whereas the oinochoe of Frothingham’s list
is of a shape quite different from that of the oinochoe in
the record photograph. Fabric of fine texture, cream
color throughout. Wheel-made. The handle is not
merely grooved on its inner and outer face but made of
three ropes of clay. It is painted dark outside. The
rim is dark inside and out. On the inside, where the
handle is joined, are traces of a white dot rosette. The
neck, unpainted on the inside, is brown to black on the
outside and ornamented with three white dot rosettes.
On the moulded ridge is a row of white dots. Below
this ledge a zone of tongues, outlined shakily by incised
lines, three purplish reds, two blacks, three whites, in
succession. These stop short of the area below the
handle, which is solid black, bounded by a white line
and ornamented with three white dot rosettes. Below
the tongue ornament and set off with fine white lines,
is a zone of scales each outlined by two incised lines cut
with the aid of a compass. The scales of the uppermost
and lowest rows are purplish red, of the intermediate
row black. Around the lower part of the vase are two
bands of black, the upper overlaid with three purplish
red stripes, the lower with seven purplish red and one
white stripe. Above the low foot, a ray pattern. This
vase may well be an import.
7. Italic Imitation of a Protocorinthian (?) Jar.
PI. XLVII. M.S.611, H. 0.214 m., D. 0.208 m. Re-
stored. Fabric of fine texture, buff throughout. Wheel-
made. Rim grooved; a small plastic ridge between neck
and shoulder. The designs are painted in a muddy
brown color: on the shoulder a zone of interlocking dou-
ble curves; at the level of the handles a waved line; on
the handles a straight line; about their roots, circles; on
the lower part of the vase bands of varying width over
which are painted fine stripes of purplish red and white.
8. Bowl with Offset Rim. PI. XLVII. M.S.616,
H. 0.068 m., D. 0.148 m. One handle missing. Fabric
of fine texture, ruddy buff throughout. Wheel-made.
The paint of the design brick red and dull. The shape
and decoration are those of No. 17 from Narce 27 M.
* The oinochoe of Frothingham’s list is cited by Fairbanks,
p. 177, No. 431.
9. Italic Imitation of a Protocorinthian Cup.
PI. XLVII. M.S.609,H. 0.081 m.,D. 0.136 m. Mended.
Similar fabric, buff throughout. Wheel-made. The
rim is slightly offset; the body tapers abruptly to a small
foot. Covered inside and out with a matt red to brown
paint except for a reserved zone at the level of the
handles on which are painted four groups of five upright
lines, and for the lower surface of the foot which has a
raised margin 0.009 m. wide.
10. Footed Bowl. PI. XLVII. M.S.613, H. 0.067
m., D. 0.097 m. Intact. Similar fabric and technique.
The rim is flat with two string holes; the edge of the foot
flares outward and slightly upward, as in No. 1. The
interior of the bowl is solid red except for a reserved band
below the rim. On the rim are groups of six transverse
lines alternating with six chevrons. On the outside of
the vase, horizontal bands.
11. Jug. PI. XLVII. M.S.604, H. 0.098 m., D.
0.091 m. Mended; most of handle missing. Clay,
paint and technique as in No. 8. In the shoulder zone
are hatched triangles, their apices pointing down, and
next to the handle, groups of upright lines to which, on
the left of the handle, are added three upright rows of
dots. On the stub of the handle are two vertical lines
with an upright row of chevrons to their left, parts of
which are carried around the edge of the handle. On
the lower part of the vase bands of varying width.
12. Cup. PI. XLVII. M.S.608, H. 0.059 m., D.
0.07 m. Intact. Traces of corroded iron on rim and
handle. Similar fabric and technique. The interior is
painted red except for an irregularly reserved band at the
rim. On the handle, transverse lines. Above and below
the shoulder zone, horizontal lines; within the shoulder
zone alternating groups of uprights and chevrons.
Above the base a broad band of red.
13. Oinochoe. PI. XLVII. M.S.612, H. 0.081 m.,
D. 0.06 m. Intact. Similar fabric. The pigment used
for the design is brown and dull. On the handles
transverse bands. On the outside bands of varying
width and, at the level of the handle, a row of concentric
circles drawn with a compass.
14. Saucer. PI. XLVII. M.S.605, H. 0.045 m., D.
0.195 m. Intact. Clay, paint and technique as in
Nos. 8, 10, 11 and 12. On the concave surface, a cen-
tral disk of solid red encircled by narrow bands; at the
rim, transverse waved lines arranged in groups which
alternately touch and fall short of a band on the rim.
On the convex surface a cross-hatched square takes the
place of the central disk. Two string holes.
15. Saucer. PI. XLVII. M.S.606, H. 0.045 m., D.
0.065 m. Mended. Surface badly damaged. Similar
fabric. Handmade. Two string holes. A thin coat of
color seems to have been applied to both surfaces.