Vases Oinochoe Italo-Greek Oinochoe
Italo-Greek Oinochoe

Italo-Greek Oinochoe

Oinochoe · c. 730-700 BCE
Strap handle; six horizontal parallel lines, birds. Neck: horizontal lines in groups of six alternating with lozenge patterns. Shoulder: snake, dots above and below, swastikas within coils. Body: parallel horizontal lines, solid triangles at bottom. Conical shape. Forgery?
Shape
Period
Geometric period, Late
Date
c. 730-700 BCE
Culture
Greek
Medium
Terracotta; buff clay, red glaze
Museum
Harvard Art Museums
Accession Number
1960.297
Image Source
harvard
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