Olpe (vessel)

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Olpe, made by Amasis , painted by the Amasis painter , Attic, black-figure vase painting , 550-530 BC BC, Louvre

An olpe is an ancient Greek jug for storing anointing oil and wine and a smaller special form of the oinochoe . It has a bulbous substructure that ends in a flowing contour at the wide, round mouth. A handle is attached to the side. The mouths of some early specimens are designed in the shape of a clover leaf ( clover leaf pot ), later a round opening became common.

The most famous find of an Olpe is the so-called Chigi jug , which was made around 640 BC. BC and is exhibited today in the Museum of Villa Giulia in Rome . It is not entirely certain whether the term "Olpe", which was used in antiquity, actually describes this archaeologically defined type of vessel.

Web links

Commons : Olpe  - collection of images, videos and audio files

literature

  • Joseph Veach Noble: The Techniques of Painted Attic Pottery. Thames & Hudson, London 1988, p. 54 f.
  • Andrew J. Clark, Maya Elston, Mary Louise Hart: Understanding Greek Vases. A Guide to Terms, Styles, and Techniques. J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles 2002, p. 118.