Bidspirit auction | A Pair of White-Ground Style

A Pair of White-Ground Style Terracotta Oinochoai - A pair of small terracotta wine jugs, or oinochoai, decorated in the Classical white-ground style. Each vessel features a trefoil mouth, a high-arched handle, and a bulbous body on a short-ringed foot. The exterior is hand-painted with polychrome figurative scenes in red, yellow, and brown over a white-slipped ground, featuring motifs such as a winged figure and stylized palmettes. The underside of the bases bear handwritten ink inscriptions: E 12L, Pt of, CLASSICAL PERIOD, 4140 BC, and P 14375. Height: approximately 11.5 cm.