Terracotta oinochoe with trefoil mouth

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late 6th–early 5th century B.C · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

The subject of this oinochoe is appropriate to the shape. Oinochoai were typically used for pouring wine, and this vase shows the wine-god Dionysos and one of his followers—a maenad. Maenads were inspired by the god to abandon their homes and families and roam the mountains and forests, singing and dancing in a state of ecstatic frenzy.

Artist

Unknown

Date

late 6th–early 5th century B.C

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Greek, Attic

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Bequest of Nanette B. Kelekian, 2020