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A terracotta pitcher with a polished black surface and decorative handle

This vase has a pear-shaped body on a flat circular base, narrow ridges at the base of its wide, short neck, and a wide rim that flares out around the circular opening at the top. Its narrow handle curves outward from one side of the top and rejoins the body at middle height. The line of the handle continues as a raised serpentine form that trails down the side of the body. The top of the handle ends at the opening in a bulbous decoration, possibly in the form of a human head. Another face can be seen, in profile protruding below the base of the handle.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
1895.246
Title
Oinochoe
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
3rd century BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Campania
Period
Hellenistic period
Culture
Etruscan
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/292645

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Terracotta, black-glazed
Dimensions
15.1 x 8.2 cm (5 15/16 x 3 1/4 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Professor C.E. Norton and Richard Norton
Accession Year
1895
Object Number
1895.246
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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