VesselsSouth Italian4th century BCE

Oinochoe

4th century BCE

Classification

Vessels

Medium

Terracotta, painted black

Culture

South Italian

Period

Classical period, Late, to Early Hellenistic

Century

4th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

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.

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