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Terracotta olpe (jug)

ca. 550–525 BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 170
Heraldic lions flanking a stylized palmette design

The conventional subject on this jug is executed with expert precision and delicacy. The ultimate inspiration for both the motifs and the shape is Corinthian pottery, imported to Italy in significant quantities during the seventh and sixth centuries B.C.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Terracotta olpe (jug)
  • Period: Archaic
  • Date: ca. 550–525 BCE
  • Culture: Etruscan
  • Medium: Terracotta; black-figure
  • Dimensions: H. with handle 7 1/4 in. (18.5 cm)
  • Classification: Vases
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Richard A. Van Every Gift , 1962
  • Object Number: 62.11.10
  • Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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