This jug (oinochoe) is decorated with ivy and volute ornaments and a tall draped figure in silhouette, all in added cream paint.

This type of decoration is called pseudo red-figure because it was not created in the same way as actual red-figure pottery, where the red figures are left unpainted by a black slip and therefore show the background colouring of the clay. Here the whole red clay vase was painted in black gloss, then the red figure-decoration is added on top with coloured paint.

The group of Etruscan craftsmen known as the Phantom Group often painted cloaked figures with a background of ornamental plants.