Harvard Art Museums > 1959.189: Trefoil Oinochoe (wine pitcher): Maenads and Pantheress Vessels Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Trefoil Oinochoe (wine pitcher): Maenads and Pantheress , 1959.189,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 18, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/291220. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1959.189 Title Trefoil Oinochoe (wine pitcher): Maenads and Pantheress Classification Vessels Work Type vessel Date 525 BCE-500 BCE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Athens (Attica) Period Archaic period Culture Greek Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/291220 Physical Descriptions Medium Terracotta Technique Black-figure Dimensions actual: 22.6 x 13.5 cm (8 7/8 x 5 5/16 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Frederick M. Watkins, gift; to the Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, 1959. In addition, a handwritten note in the 1973 catalogue written by David Mitten quotes a March 5, 1973 letter from Dietrich von Bothmer: "Sold by Morley. Belongs to the Keyside Class." [Andreya Mihaloew 4/28/2008] State, Edition, Standard Reference Number Standard Reference Number Beazley Archive Database #3403 Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Frederick M. Watkins Accession Year 1959 Object Number 1959.189 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Black-figure oinochoe with trefoil mouth, low handle from shoulder to rim. The scene depicts two maenads who face one another dancing and holding krotala (clappers). They both wear a chiton and himation, decorated with added red and white in light stripes, dots, and rosettes. Added white is also used for the figures' flesh. At their feet, a pantheress faces right with her frontal face peering straight at the viewer. The background is populated with long, curving vines. Publication History The Frederick M. Watkins Collection, exh. cat., Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, MA, 1973) Caroline Houser, Dionysos and His Circle: Ancient Through Modern, exh. cat., Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, 1979), fig. 1. Exhibition History The Frederick M. Watkins Collection, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 01/31/1973 - 03/14/1973 Dionysos and His Circle: Ancient through Modern, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 12/10/1979 - 02/10/1980 [Teaching Exhibition], Smith College Museum of Art, 09/01/1994 - 10/01/1994 32Q: 3620 University Study Gallery, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 08/22/2016 - 01/08/2017 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
