Terracotta oinochoe with trefoil mouth

late 6th–early 5th century B.C

Not on view

The subject of this oinochoe is appropriate to the shape. Oinochoai were typically used for pouring wine, and this vase shows the wine-god Dionysos and one of his followers—a maenad. Maenads were inspired by the god to abandon their homes and families and roam the mountains and forests, singing and dancing in a state of ecstatic frenzy.

Artwork Details

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Provenance

Title: Terracotta oinochoe with trefoil mouth
Period: Archaic
Date: late 6th–early 5th century B.C
Culture: Greek, Attic
Medium: Terracotta; black-figure
Dimensions: H. 13 cm
Classification: Vases
Credit Line: Bequest of Nanette B. Kelekian, 2020
Object Number: 2021.40.8
Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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