Terracotta trefoil oinochoe (jug)

Unknown

ca. 550 BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Horse and lion protomai (foreparts) are often used to decorate bucchero jugs made at Chiusi. The horse motif is especially reminiscent of protomai on Attic black-figure amphorae of about 600–570 B.C., which probably influenced these Etruscan designs.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 550 BCE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Etruscan

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Purchase, 1896