Vases Black-figure Oinochoe Oinochoe (wine pitcher): Griffin, Lion, Sphinx
Oinochoe (wine pitcher): Griffin, Lion, Sphinx
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Oinochoe (wine pitcher): Griffin, Lion, Sphinx

Black-figure Oinochoe · c. 630-600 BCE
Trefoil lip with divided handle. On shoulder, animal zone, winged griffin, lion, sphinx, winged panther? from whose mouth projects the hind leg of a deer, and a human head. Below, separated by a broad stripe, another similar zone, bull, two sphinxes with a lotus flower between, a winged animal, human head, and a bull. Below a second glazed stripe and around the base broad leaves in place of the usual rays. Rosettes and usual ornaments in field. Brown spout, neck, handle, and foot, and applied purple on many of the figures.
Shape
Technique
Period
Orientalizing period
Date
c. 630-600 BCE
Culture
Greek
Medium
Terracotta; pale yellow clay and slip with light brown paint and applied purple
Findspot
Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Corinthia
Museum
Harvard Art Museums
Accession Number
1925.30.1
Image Source
harvard
Images courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art (CC0)