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Terracotta miniature oinochoe (jug)

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Terracotta miniature oinochoe (jug)

Period:: Classical
Date:: 4th century B.C.
Culture:: Greek, South Italian, Campanian
Medium:: Terracotta; black-glaze
Dimensions:: H. 2 3/8 in. (6.1 cm)
Classification:: Vases
Credit Line:: Rogers Fund, 1941
Accession Number:: 41.162.49

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 171

Description

The body is ribbed and has a small head of a bearded man projecting at the front. The concept is noteworthy because figural embellishments usually occur at the bottom or the top of the vertical handle.
See also
What
Clay (23,649)

Vessels (21,921)

Vases (8,895)

Terracotta (8,373)

Miniature (768)

Oinochoai (290)
Where
Europe (148,586)

Greece (6,287)
When
1000 B.C.-A.D. 1 (23,148)
In the Museum
Greek and Roman Art (17,329)
Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
Ancient Greece, 1000 B.C.–1 A.D.

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