Terracotta oinochoe (jug)
This pretty and playful vase brings together the companions of two goddesses. Eros is associated with Aphrodite, and the fawn is associated with Artemis. Since Eros has his own means of rapid locomotion, the purpose of the combination is to amuse and delight.
Artwork Details
- Title: Terracotta oinochoe (jug)
- Artist: Attributed to Polion
- Period: Classical
- Date: ca. 420 BCE
- Culture: Greek, Attic
- Medium: Terracotta; red-figure
- Dimensions: H. 9 3/8 in. (23.8 cm)
diameter of foot 2 3/16 in. (5.5 cm) - Classification: Vases
- Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1956
- Object Number: 56.171.57
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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