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Oinochoe

Artist Etruscan
Date550-500 BC
DimensionsOverall: 12 7/16 in. (31.6 cm)
circumference: 20 11/16 in. (52.5 cm)
Classification(s)
  • ANCIENT
Credit LineGift of Mrs. John W. Field in memory of her husband
Terms
  • lion
  • food t&e
Object number1887.1.11
DescriptionDescription: This bucchero oinochoe is very similar in shape and decoration to 1887.1.10. Trefoil oinochoe with two disks at the junction of the handle and rim. Three parallel lines encircle the neck. The principle design consists of a band of lions, depicted in relief. Three lions are shown walking to the right. The lions are separated by long, vertical shapes that taper at the ends. Two parallel incised lines mark the bottom of the decorative panel. According to Rasmussen's criteria for Etruscan pottery, this oinochoe can be designated as Type 4C.

Cf. Boston Museum of Fine Art 13.89; The British Museum 1839, 1025.11; The J. Paul Getty Museum 81.AE.153.1; Tubingen, Eberhand-Kalrs-Universitat (CVA 1006780); Musee du Louvre (CVA 1010956); Musee Vivenel (CVA 9012287).

Inscribedlabel on base: CE9
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Exhibitions
Oinochoe
Etruscan
575 BC -525 BC
Oinochoë
Attributed to the Hoppin Painter
375 BC -350 BC
Gnathia ware oinochoe
Anonymous (Italian)
450-200 BC
Set of Child's Jewelry
Greek
early Hellenistic