Etruscan Oinochoe, 3rd century BC. Black ceramic.... Lot 22

Etruscan Oinochoe, 3rd century BC. Black ceramic. Measures: 16 x 12,5 x 11,5 cm. The oinochoe is a vessel used to remove the wine from the crater, where it has been watered, before serving it. It is characterized by having a single handle, and is classified according to the shape of the mouth and the belly. In this case it is decorated with the black varnish technique, the same used in the technique of the red and black figures, but covering the piece completely, without figurative decoration. It was a transparent raw varnish, which adopted its characteristic black tone, intense and shiny, once fired.