Trefoil Oinochoe
8th-7th century BCE
Description
Red clay and slip with black decoration. Ovoid body and trefoil lip. Black rim and black handle. Three compass-drawn concentric circle designs on sides and front of vessel.
Dimensions
6.6 x 5 cm (2 5/8 x 1 15/16 in.)
Provenance
Acquired by Henry W. Haynes, c. 1873-1878. Bequest of Henry W. Haynes to the Department of the Classics, 1912. Transfer from the Department of the Classics, 1977.
Related Artworks
View MoreYaozhou ware: light gray stoneware with celadon glaze over carved, incised, and combed decoration. From the Yaozhou kilns near Tongchuan, Shaanxi province.
11th-12th centuryChineseCarved rhinoceros horn
17th centuryChineseGlass
20th centurySwedishSilver, gilt
18th-19th centuryBritishBlue-and-white ware: porcelaneous white stoneware with decoration painted in underglaze cobalt-blue
15th centuryAnnameseCeramic
16th-17th centuryJapaneseEarthenware with slip-painted decoration
4th-3rd millennium BCEChineseSilver
18th centuryBritishCeramic
19th centuryAmericanTerracotta
6th century BCEGreekOff-white stoneware with clear glaze
9th centuryChineseTerracotta
4th century BCEGreek