Terracotta oinochoe (jug)

Attributed to an artist near the Andokides Painter

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 157

Centaur and bird, snake, and hare
At the handle, pair of eyes, incised. Lateral extensions
of the handle, at the rim, end in plastic monkeys' heads.

The decoration of this jug illustrates the combination of technical ambition and artistic uncertainty that often appears in the very earliest red-figure vases. The artist here is proficient in the new medium, but he still employs some black-figure conventions, as indicated by the incised eyes.

Terracotta oinochoe (jug), Attributed to an artist near the Andokides Painter, Terracotta, Greek, Attic

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Terracotta oinochoe (jug), Attributed to an artist near the Andokides Painter, Terracotta, Greek, Attic
Terracotta oinochoe (jug), Attributed to an artist near the Andokides Painter, Terracotta, Greek, Attic
Terracotta oinochoe (jug), Attributed to an artist near the Andokides Painter, Terracotta, Greek, Attic
Terracotta oinochoe (jug), Attributed to an artist near the Andokides Painter, Terracotta, Greek, Attic

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