Oinochoe
| Object Number: | MS4835 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Faliscan Etruscan |
| Provenience: | Italy Etruria Orvieto |
| Maker: | Group of the Polyphemus Amphora |
| Date Made: | 550-500 BCE |
| Early Date: | -550 |
| Late Date: | -500 |
| Section: | Mediterranean |
| Materials: | Ceramic |
| Technique: | Black Figure |
| Iconography: | Centaur Sphinx |
| Height: | 17.5 cm |
| Outside Diameter: | 12.2 cm |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from Riccardo Mancini; Subscription of John Wanamaker, 1898 |
Description
Foot and lower wall restored in plaster as well as minor parts of the other elements of the form. Lower wall and upper wall from below midpoint to base of neck are reserved. Ray pattern in lower reserved zone. In upper reserved zone are, from handle at left to right: a pair of confronted sphinxes, a pair of centaurs running toward right. Between sphinxes and centaurs, a large hanging lotus bud. Below lower attachment of handle is an inverted palmette. Trefoil lip.
Bibliography:
| [Book] Benson, Jack L., and Schaus, Gerald P. 1995. Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum: The University Museum.. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Vol. University Museum 2; USA 29. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 33, 70, pl. 17, 1-4. fig. 3, 4 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Book] Rumpf, Andreas. 1927. Chalkidische Vasen.. Berlin. De Gruyter. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 163 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Catalogue, Collection] Luce, Stephen B. 1921. Catalogue of the Mediterranean Section.. Philadelphia. The University Museum. : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 81, no. 40 | View Objects related to this |
| [Article] Hall, Edith H. 1914. "Some Greek and Italian Vases in the Museum". The Museum Journal. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Vol. 5. no. 4. pg. 218-230 : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 299, fig. 116 | View Objects related to this |
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