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Pitcher (oinochoe) and lid

Pitcher (oinochoe) and lid

Attributed to: The Bird-and-Lozenge Painter · Oinochoe · 735–720 B.C.
Slip is bright orange to brown. On neck: band of waterbirds, meander, band of waterbirds. On shoulder square panels (metopes), alternately containing waterbirds and four leaf design. On body: gand of wolftooth pattern, band of waterbirds, band of connected dots (almost false spirals), band of dots, five lines, rest of vase is solid. Dipylon.
Shape
Oinochoe
Period
Late Geometric IIa Period
Date
735–720 B.C.
Culture
Greek
Painter
Attributed to: The Bird-and-Lozenge Painter
Attribution
Attributed
Medium
Ceramic
Findspot
Greece, Attica, Athens
Museum
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Accession Number
99.503a-b
Image Source
boston_mfa
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