VesselsEtruscan5th century BCE

Handle and Neck of an Oinochoe (wine pitcher)

early 5th century BCE

Classification

Vessels

Technique

Cast, lost-wax process

Medium

Bronze, leaded bronze handle

Culture

Etruscan

Period

Archaic period, Late, to Early Classical

Century

5th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

7.2 x 18.7 x 22.8 cm (2 13/16 x 7 3/8 x 9 in.)

Provenance

Frederick M. Watkins, New Haven, CT, (by 1953-1972), bequest; to the Fogg Art Museum, 1972.

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