Nestoris (vase type)
As Nestoris or Trozella an Italic vases type is referred to, which was used in the cultic context.
The Nestoris has been around since the late 5th century BC. Figuratively painted in the Lukan vase painting , not until the middle of the 4th century BC. The form was also introduced in Apulia . The shape was probably adopted from Messapic ceramics . Outside of these three areas the form was not widely used. The Nestoris is known in several different forms. An ovoid body with side handles is typical. The handles protruded from the vessel shoulder and led to the vessel lip . The handles were often decorated with washers ( rotelles ). Mostly scenes with native Italians are shown , for example pictures with warriors parting ways . A use in connection with the cult seems certain, but the exact use is unclear.
literature
- Rolf Hurschmann : Nestoris. In: The New Pauly (DNP). Volume 8, Metzler, Stuttgart 2000, ISBN 3-476-01478-9 , column 866 f.
- Arthur Dale Trendall : red-figure vases from southern Italy and Sicily. A manual (= cultural history of the ancient world . Vol. 47). von Zabern, Mainz 1991, ISBN 3-8053-1111-7 , p. 11f.
