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Jug in form of a bird

Jug in form of a bird

Oinochoe · 7th century B.C.
Vase in the shape of a plump bird. The mouth of the vase is the top of the bird's head. There is a hole on one side of the mouth's lip. A small perforated knob is on the bird's back. Each wing has an incised drawing of a bird. Feathers are incised on the breast and wings. On the breast is an Etruscan inscription.
Shape
Oinochoe
Period
Orientalizing Period
Date
7th century B.C.
Culture
Italic, Etruscan
Dimensions
H: 8.60 cm W: 8.00 cm
Medium
Ceramic, Bucchero
Museum
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Accession Number
80.532
Image Source
boston_mfa
Images courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art (CC0)