Czére Andrea szerk.: A Szépművészeti Múzeum közleményei (Budapest, 2008)

DÉNES GABLER AND ANDRÁS MÁRTON: Head-Pots in the Antiquities Collection

I WINE JUG FROM HENCHIR-ES-SRIRA (CENTRAL TUNISIA) WITH STAMP: EX OTIIIIICII NA / TAH I NAT I

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: ex offf]i[ci]na / [Tjahin(upside down)atis. The signature was scratched directly onto the positive form from which the matrix was made. 4. WINE-JUG IN THE SHAPE OF A GRINNING SATYR" (FIG. 5) High-necked, one-handled jug in the shape of a grinning satyr's head. Threefold strap handle. The satyr has pointed horse's ears, hatched sideburns, a short beard. He wears a headband. The mouth, slightly open, shows the teeth (several more deeply etched lines): this gives the figure his marked grinning expression. The wide eyes, the rough eyebrows, and the deep arched wrinkles on the brow point to his animal side. The eyebrows are arched and defined by hatching; their curve meets the line of the brow wrinkles. The tips of the beard are pointed. On the head and above the headband that runs across the brow, the hair is wavy; the locks added à la barbotine. Wide, flame-shaped locks with vertical hatching fall over the brow: these were made with the help of a dish mould. The motif perhaps originated in the melding of the hair with an ivy-crown (normal headgear for a satyr). The hair is decorated with a headband held in place by connecting elements decorated with concentric circles bordering large threeleaf palmettes. The figure vase was made from three parts. The vertical join between face and head is visible from top to bottom. The figure portions, modelled with deep incisions, strongly contrast with the smooth surface of the vase. The face, teeth, and beard were retouched freehand after modelling. The base is smooth and flat. The slip is orangy red (Munsell 10R 5/8-6/8), the natural clay is red (10 R 7/6 6/6).