Archaic II

White Painted Amphora of Onasilos

Large pottery amphora in White Painted ware with a painted Cypriot Syllabic inscription recording the name of Onasilos; wheelmade; ovoid body on a large ring base; wide cylindrical neck with an off-set squared rim ; pair of large opposing loop handles; buff clay and cream slip, decorated with matt brown paint: bands on the body and neck; lotus buds on the body; a zig-zag motif on the rim; solid paint on the handles and base; the inscription on the shoulder of the vase consists of five characters, arranged sinistroverse, in brown paint; much of the vase, including some of the decoration, is restored. Dimensions: Height: 35.50 centimetres Object Type: amphora Ware: White Painted Ware Series: White Painted V Techniques: painted; slipped; wheel-made Inscription: Inscription type: inscription Inscription position: Shoulder of vase Inscription language: Ancient Greek Inscription script: Cypriot Syllabic Inscription transliteration: o-na-si-lo-se Inscription translation: Onasilos Inscription note: After Masson ICS no. 147, p. 169 who follows Meister 1890.