Oinochoe

Object Number:

MS548

Current Location:

Greece Gallery

Culture:

Etruscan

Provenience:

Italy
Etruria
Vulci

Manufacture Location:

Corinth

Locus:

Tomb 5

Period:

Early Corinthian

Date Made:

620-590 BC

Early Date:

-620

Late Date:

-590

Section:

Mediterranean

Materials:

Ceramic

Iconography:

Duck
Panther
Sphinx
Swan
Goat
Doe
Lion

Description:

Trefoil oinochoe with narrow foot. Trefoil mouth flares out broadly. Three friezes of animals. Shoulder frieze: duck flanked by lion and sphinx on the left and panther, owl and sphinx on the right. Central frieze: swan flanked by sphinx and lion on left and by sphinx and panther on the right. Under handle feline flanked by siren with displayed wings on the left and grazing doe on the right. Bottom frieze: swan flanked by lion, grazing goat and grazing doe on the left and panther, then grazing goat and panther. All friezes have filling ornaments of dots, bolbs, incised blobs and incised rosettes. On inside of neck: old label inscibed GC 45 and in ink: no. 2.

Height:

44.3cm

Outside Diamater:

30.4cm

Other Number:

Stevenson Etruscan Series Number

Current & Past Exhibitions:

Mini Greek Exhibit (09 Oct 1989 - 1994)

Classical Gallery: Greece (1975 - 1989)

Ancient Greek World (08 May 1994)

Bibliography:

[Electronic] 1997. The Perseus Project.

[Book] Schaus, Gerald P. and J. L. Benson. 1995. Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum: The University Museum. University Museum 2; USA 29. : Page/Fig./Plate: Pg. 60-61, Pl. 38: 1-4

[Book] Amyx, D. A. 1988. Corinthian Vase-Painting of the Archaic Period. 1-3. : Page/Fig./Plate: 144

[Book] Dohan, Edith H. 1942. Italic Tomb-Groups in the University Museum. : Page/Fig./Plate: 98

[Book] Payne, Humfry. 1931. Necrocorinthia: A Study of Corinthian Art in the Archaic Period. : Page/Fig./Plate: 298,no.731

[Article] Rambo, E. F. 1919. "On the design of Greek Vases". The Museum Journal. 10 (1): 8-14. : Page/Fig./Plate: 11

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