Oinochoe
MS2379
From: Italy | Etruria | Chiusi
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | MS2379 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | South Italian | Gnathian |
| Provenience | Italy | Etruria | Chiusi |
| Manufacture Location | South Italy |
| Date Made | 4th century BCE |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Ceramic |
| Technique | Red Figure |
| Iconography | Eros? | Rocks | Dish |
| Description | Oinochoe shape 3. On front: Naked male, winged figure (Eros?) seated on a pile of rocks, facing left. In his outstretched right hand he holds a dish triangular in profile with 8 vertical, short strokes at rim. Left hand rests on topmost rock. Field ornament includes 2 rosettes and a sash. Border ornament above scene, from top down: egg pattern; zigzag line; dots; the three bordered by pairs of horizontal incised lines. Intact. Decoration looks as if it had been varnished. |
| Height | 19 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 11 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Davis & Harvey (Coleman Estate Sale); Subscription of Phebe A. Hearst, 1897 |
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