Oinochoe (wine pitcher)
4th-2nd century BCE
Description
Small pitcher of beige, slightly pinkish clay covered in a dull black gloss; the foot ring and the interior below the rim are reserved. The ovoid body is flattened in front and back; the mouth has a slight trefoil shape with pinched spout. The mouth is partly damaged, the foot is chipped, and the gloss has flaked off in parts, especially at the handle.
Dimensions
17.6 × 10.5 cm (6 15/16 × 4 1/8 in.)
Provenance
Excavated from Tomb V, Poggio Sommavilla, Italy by Fausto Benedetti, Italy (1896-1897), sold; to Joseph Clark Hoppin, Boston (1897-1925), bequest; to the Fogg Art Museum, 1925.
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