Terracotta fragments of an oinochoe (jug)

Unknown

510 BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

At the shoulder, a band of tongues; inside the panel, head and upper torso of a Scythian, wearing a cap with lappets and a patterned garment, holding spears in his right hand; group of two or three helmeted warriors to right (Ajax and Achilles? or the triple bodied Geryon?); the panel ornament is comprised of a chain of pomegranates

Artist

Unknown

Date

510 BCE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Greek, Attic

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Gift of Dietrich von Bothmer, Distinguished Research Curator, Greek and Roman Art, 2011