From the collection of ASTRA National Museum Complex
Dominant colour
Recipient de lut de formă sferică cu gâtul lung și buza rasfrântă. Prezintă o toartă ce pleacă de la baza gâtului spre partea mediană a vasului. Decorat frontal, în relief, cu doi ciorchini cu frunze. Smălțuit la gură. Cromatică: fond: cărămiziu; motive: verde; negru. is a work by Toc Gheorghe, held at ASTRA National Museum Complex.
This clay jar has a round belly and a long neck that flares out at the top. A handle curves from the neck down to the side. The surface is mostly a warm brown color, with two small clusters of leaves painted in green and black near the bottom. The jar’s rim is a darker green, and the paint on the leaves stands out slightly in relief. The jar’s design is simple but intentional—those leaf clusters aren’t just decoration. They’re placed right where a handle would interfere with the shape, balancing the look. The green rim at the top suggests it might have held something liquid, like wine or oil. If you like this kind of handmade pottery, look up Museum of Ethnography for more pieces like it.
Gheorghe Toc made earthenware jugs, bowls, and pitchers with geometric or floral patterns and rich colors like brick red, cream, and green.
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