VesselsGreek7th century BCE

"Wild Goat Style" Oinochoe (Wine Pitcher): Wild Goats and Geese

c. 700-500 BCE

Description

Trefoil-mouthed oinochoe (wine pitcher) of light reddish-brown clay containing some mica, with white slip and dark brown painted decoration that has in places misfired to red (additional red highlights?). The decoration consists of a guilloche on the neck, five and a half water birds on the shoulder, four grazing wild goats on the belly, and a lotus and bud chain on the base; various filling ornaments appear in the two animal friezes. The handle is a modern restoration.

Classification

Vessels

Technique

Wheel-made

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Greek

Period

Orientalizing period

Century

7th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

H. 36.2 cm (14 1/4 in.)

Provenance

Formerly Hearst Collection; purchased from Muenzen und Medaillen, Basel, Switzerland.

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