Chous
75-10-1
Location: On Display in the Greece Gallery
From: Greece | Attica | Athens (uncertain)
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | 75-10-1 |
| Current Location | Greece Gallery - On Display |
| Culture | Attic |
| Provenience | Greece | Attica | Athens (uncertain) |
| Manufacture Location | Attica |
| Period | Classical Greek Period |
| Date Made | 450-440 BCE |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Ceramic |
| Technique | Red Figure |
| Iconography | Animal | Grape | Dog |
| Description | Chous, small. Intact save for an occasional chip and some worn spots. Underside of foot reserved and covered with a red wash. The rest black glazed excluding interior. Panel formed by a reserved framing line in front (opposite handle). Above, a bunch of grapes, reserved, with black dots for grapes. Below, pacing to right on the ground line is a canine identified by Sir John Beazley and Richard Green as a Maltese dog. |
| Height | 10.3 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 7.8 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of the Estate of Rodney S. Young, 1975 |
| Other Number | L-556-1 - Old Loan Number |
Report problems and issues to digitalmedia@pennmuseum.org.