Terracotta oinochoe: chous (jug)
Man with lyre and staff, woman with lamp, on opposite sides of door
The subject concerns an Athenian reveler at the end of a bibulous evening. There has been considerable debate as to whether the man is returning home or calling on a hetaira (prostitute). Of exceptional architectural interest is the abbreviated depiction of the front of a house with the solid door and the tiled roof.
The subject concerns an Athenian reveler at the end of a bibulous evening. There has been considerable debate as to whether the man is returning home or calling on a hetaira (prostitute). Of exceptional architectural interest is the abbreviated depiction of the front of a house with the solid door and the tiled roof.
Artwork Details
- Title: Terracotta oinochoe: chous (jug)
- Period: Classical
- Date: ca. 430–420 BCE
- Culture: Greek, Attic
- Medium: Terracotta; red-figure
- Dimensions: H. 9 5/16 in. (23.6 cm)
- Classification: Vases
- Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1937
- Object Number: 37.11.19
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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