Silver oinochoe (pitcher)
With high handle attached to the lip and the body. Shoulder and lower body decorated with tongues. Center of body decorated with horizontal rills.
Artwork Details
- Title: Silver oinochoe (pitcher)
- Period: Archaic
- Date: 6th century BCE
- Culture: East Greek
- Medium: Silver
- Dimensions: Overall: 4 3/8 x 2 1/2in. (11.1 x 6.4cm)
- Classification: Gold and Silver
- Credit Line: Gift of Juliann S. Dykowski, in honor of her parents, Harold A. and H. Jean Seeley, 1996
- Object Number: 1996.520
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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4th–3rd century BCE
mid-4th–early 3rd century BCE
late 10th–early 9th century BCE
mid-4th century BCE
ca. 200 BCE
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