COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
CMA_.1928.601
AMICA Library Year:
2003
Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Creator Nationality:
South Italy, Apulia, 4th Century BC
Creator Name-CRT:
South Italy, Apulia, 4th Century BC
Title:
Oinochoe (Wine Jug)
Title Type:
Primary
View:
Detail
Creation Date:
c. 330 BC
Creation Start Date:
-335
Creation End Date:
-330
Materials and Techniques:
red-figure terracotta
Classification Term:
Ceramic
Style or Period:
South Italy, Apulia, 4th Century BC
Dimensions:
Overall: 27.9cm x 12.1cm
AMICA Contributor:
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Owner Location:
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
ID Number:
1928.601
Credit Line:
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
Context:
This is a fine example of the very ornate Italiote style. The Eros figure, like the one on the situla (1977.179) in this case, is given a very feminine hairdo and the soft body of a hermaphrodite.
Related Image Identifier Link:
CMA_.1928.601det03.tif
