Vases Oinochoe Trefoil Oinochoe
Trefoil Oinochoe

Trefoil Oinochoe

Oinochoe · about 550 B.C.
Shape and decorative format very close to 82.AE.159.3 and 71.AE.199. Some differences include thinner trefoil spout with exterior lip band, more realistically rendered female handle figure (probably the Potnia Theron), and incised herringbone pattern framing belly frieze. This major frieze shows five lions moving to the left, which alternate with five volute motifs. Incision is used to pick out details of manes, fur, and facial features.
Shape
Date
about 550 B.C.
Culture
Etruscan
Dimensions
H: 30.20 cm D: 11.50 cm
Museum
J. Paul Getty Museum
Accession Number
83.AE.400
Image Source
getty_cc0
Images courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art (CC0)