BG shallow One-Handler — Monoton Other 2000–1600 BCE)

2000–1600 BCE)

The bell-shaped body is wheel thrown and shaped to an ellipse

The little owl—symbol of wisdom in ancient Greece—has long been associated with the goddess Athena and the city of Athens

The black-figure decoration

By the Classical period

BG shallow One-Handler — Monoton Other 2000–1600 BCE)Black 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