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Oinochoe

Pelike

Object Number:30-33-131
Current Location: Collections Storage
Culture:Greek
Provenience: Russia
Maikop
Kuban
Manufacture Location: Attica
Maker: Painter of Louvre G539
Date Made: 450-400 BCE
Early Date: -450
Late Date: -400
Section:Mediterranean
Materials:Ceramic
Technique:Red Figure
Iconography:Child
Height: 7.5 cm
Width: 6.5 cm
Credit Line:Purchased from the Anderson Galleries (Canessa Estate Sale), subscription of William Hinckle Smith, 1930

Description

Fragment of upper wall and neck probably of an oinochoe shape 3 (chous) or a pelike. Above, an egg pattern border. On upper wall: to left the head (facing right) and outstretched right arm of a child(?); to right the head (facing left), right shoulder and upper right arm of an older person, whether male or female uncertain. The interior is completely glazed.

Bibliography:

[Catalogue, Collection] Leskov, Aleksandr M. 2008. The Maikop Treasure.. University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 26, no. 21View Objects related to this Actual Citation
[Catalogue, Exhibition] 1975. From the Lands of the Scythians: Ancient Treasures from the Museums of the U.S.S.R., 3000 B.C - 100 B.C.. New York. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 158-159View Objects related to this Actual Citation

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