Terracotta oinochoe (jug)

Stuttgart Group

ca. 325–300 BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Nike driving a chariot preceded by Eros with a situla (bucket) The oinochoai are open at the bottom, indicating that they were made for funerary use. The opening rendered them useless as containers but permitted liquid offerings to flow into the ground.

Artist

Stuttgart Group

Date

ca. 325–300 BCE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Greek, South Italian, Apulian

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1906