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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
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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

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