Terracotta oinochoe (jug)

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6th century BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

The trefoil oinochoe, with three-lobed mouth, is a basic shape in both Etruscan and Greek pottery. This example, with its virtuosic carination, is an Etruscan variant. The neck resembles those of some Nicosthenic neck-amphorae.

Artist

Unknown

Date

6th century BCE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Etruscan

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Purchase, 1896