Terracotta oinochoe (jug)
Poseidon and woman
Poseidon is probably to be understood here as the recipient of the woman's offering. Of note are the two inscriptions between them, describing each as beautiful (one in the masculine form, the other in the feminine).
Poseidon is probably to be understood here as the recipient of the woman's offering. Of note are the two inscriptions between them, describing each as beautiful (one in the masculine form, the other in the feminine).
Artwork Details
- Title: Terracotta oinochoe (jug)
- Artist: Attributed to the Richmond Painter
- Period: Classical
- Date: ca. 450–425 BCE
- Culture: Greek, Attic
- Medium: Terracotta; red-figure
- Dimensions: H. with handle 12 13/16 in. (32.5 cm)
H. without handle 9 5/8 in. (24.4 cm)
maximum width 5 7/16 in. (13.8 cm)
width at base of neck 2 11/16 in. (6.8 cm)
diameter of foot 3 7/16 in. (8.7 cm) - Classification: Vases
- Credit Line: Bequest of Walter C. Baker, 1971
- Object Number: 1972.118.146
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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Attributed to the Richmond Painter
ca. 440 BCE
late 10th–early 9th century BCE
mid-4th century BCE
4th century BCE
Attributed to a painter of the Princeton Group
ca. 540–530 BCE
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