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The trefoil oinochoe, with three-lobed mouth, is a basic shape in both Etruscan and Greek pottery. This example, with its virtuosic carination, is an Etruscan variant. The neck resembles those of some Nicosthenic neck-amphorae.
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Title: Terracotta oinochoe (jug)
Period: Archaic
Date: 6th century BCE
Culture: Etruscan
Medium: Terracotta
Dimensions: H.: 8 11/16 in. (22.1 cm)
Classification: Vases
Credit Line: Purchase, 1896
Object Number: 96.9.152
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