Artwork
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.

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 photography by Toc Gheorghe. It is held in the collection of the ASTRA National Museum Complex. This ceramic jar has a spherical body, long neck, and flared rim, with a curved handle connecting the neck to the side.
About this work
Overview
This ceramic jar has a spherical body, long neck, and flared rim, with a curved handle connecting the neck to the side.
Subject & Meaning
The jar's design features two clusters of leaves in relief, positioned to balance the composition around the handle. The green rim suggests it may have been used to store liquids.
Technique & Style
The jar is primarily a warm brown color, with green and black paint used for the leaf motifs, which are rendered in slight relief. The rim is glazed in a darker green.
Context
The jar is an example of handmade pottery, a craft that is also represented in the collections of the Museum of Ethnography.
Artist & collection
Artist
Gheorghe Toc made earthenware jugs, bowls, and pitchers with geometric or floral patterns and rich colors like brick red, cream, and green.


















