Vases Oinochoe Jug with Handle and Trefoil Lip
Jug with Handle and Trefoil Lip
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Jug with Handle and Trefoil Lip

Oinochoe · c. 700-650 BCE
On lip, dots. On handle, wavy black stripe. On neck, separated by a raised painted filet, two sets of vertical wavy stripes. Extra curving support to handle. Body separated from neck by a raised glazed band. On shoulder, series of vertical stripes ending in an oval, alternating with double lines. On body, broad painted band and row of dots, each in a panel bordered by two thin stripes. Body charply carinated below row of dots in panels. Dark striple just above rays, below the carination. On base, six rays. Foot painted. Intact, except for a small piece of the lip.
Shape
Period
Geometric period to Orientalizing
Date
c. 700-650 BCE
Culture
Greek
Medium
Terracotta; pale reddish clay with slip, brownish black glaze
Findspot
Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Boeotia
Museum
Harvard Art Museums
Accession Number
1925.30.14
Image Source
harvard
Images courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art (CC0)