BG shallow One-Handler — Monoton Other mid 5th cent

mid 5th cent

The original decoration was finely executed

A shallow black-glazed bowl with a single horizontal handle and a low ring foot

draws from contemporary finely decorated spindle-whorls

traditionally used at symposia for wine consumption and social ritual

BG shallow One-Handler — Monoton Other mid 5th centBlack glaze one handle dish, Attic, ca. 375350 BCE. A shallow black glazed bowl with a single horizontal handle and a low ring foot, based on a characteristic Attic form known as the one handler or monoton (). In Greek, monoton literally means one eared: monos, one, and ous otos, ear. The name reflects the anthropomorphic language traditionally used to describe vessels, whose parts are compared to those of the human bodythe neck, shoulder, belly, foot