Trilobate oinochoe in black paint
| Misure | h 10,6; ø foot 3,4 |
| Stato | lacunosa |
| Luogo e cronologia | Salentino - Tomb. 23. Second half of the sixth century BC |
The black-painted pottery has had a long production span in the ancient world, used as fine tableware, starting from the Late Archaic period (second half of the VI century BC) up to the early Imperial Roman age (I century BC), when it was replaced by the production of another type of tableware ceramics, the so-called "sealed" type. Its diffusion can be considered widespread throughout the world affected by Greek culture. There are many different types: generally they are pots for drinking and eating (cups, pitchers, dishes of all types and sizes).
The use of black-painted vases is documented by the frequent discovery of this type of pottery in settings intended for everyday life. The uniform coating with the black "paint" (consisting of a particular type of clay, rich in iron salts which, due to the high temperature during the firing of the vase takes on the characteristic black colouring with metallic reflections) waterproofed the vase making it particularly suitable for containing foods.
