Harvard Art Museums > 1925.30.1: Oinochoe (wine pitcher): Griffin, Lion, Sphinx 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"Oinochoe (wine pitcher): Griffin, Lion, Sphinx , 1925.30.1,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 25, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/292374. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1925.30.1 Title Oinochoe (wine pitcher): Griffin, Lion, Sphinx Classification Vessels Work Type vessel Date c. 630-600 BCE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Corinthia Period Orientalizing period Culture Greek Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/292374 Physical Descriptions Medium Terracotta; pale yellow clay and slip with light brown paint and applied purple Technique Black-figure Dimensions 23.3 cm (9 3/16 in.) with handle: 26.2 cm (10 5/16 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History [Athens, 1893] sold; to Joseph Clark Hoppin, Pomfret, CT, (1899-1925), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1925. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Joseph C. Hoppin Accession Year 1925 Object Number 1925.30.1 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 Trefoil lip with divided handle. On shoulder, animal zone, winged griffin, lion, sphinx, winged panther? from whose mouth projects the hind leg of a deer, and a human head. Below, separated by a broad stripe, another similar zone, bull, two sphinxes with a lotus flower between, a winged animal, human head, and a bull. Below a second glazed stripe and around the base broad leaves in place of the usual rays. Rosettes and usual ornaments in field. Brown spout, neck, handle, and foot, and applied purple on many of the figures. Publication History Joseph Clark Hoppin and Albert Gallatin, Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum, U.S.A.: volume 1, Hoppin and Gallatin Collections, Libraire Ancienne Edouard Champion (Paris, 1926), p. 5, pl. 1, 1 Exhibition History 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
