Terracotta oinochoe (jug)

Torcop Group

ca. 300 BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Three heads of women This so-called Shape VII oinochoe, with its tall cylindrical neck, is an Etruscan invention popular at Caere (modern Cerveteri) in Southern Etruria. The use of three large profile female heads is typical and is often attributed to the Populonia Painter, an artist active at the end of the fourth century B.C.

Artist

Torcop Group

Date

ca. 300 BCE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Etruscan

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891