Corinthian black-glaze oinochoe with trefoil lip and lid, c.late 7th-early 6th century BC
Terracotta
Height including handle: 16.5cm, diameter: 14cm
10434
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Round-bodied oinochoe with trefoil lip and a lid with central nipple. A high-arching handle from the back of the lip to the edge of the shoulder, the latter decorated with...
Round-bodied oinochoe with trefoil lip and a lid with central nipple. A high-arching handle from the back of the lip to the edge of the shoulder, the latter decorated with pairs of incised vertical lines bordered by bands of added red. The edge of the lid, the bottom of the offset neck, two lines on the shoulder and one line at the widest part of the body have all been decorated with added red. The lowest part of the bowl, the foot and the raised base are reserved, with a wide resting surface, and a few patches of accidentally dribbled slip. Intact, the surface a little worn in places and some minor chips to the glaze. Thick incrustation on the underside of the base.
The oinochoe (pl. oinochoi) constitutes a very large category of vessels which had many everyday uses, acting as a means for containing and pouring a wide variety of liquids, including oils, wine and water. The shoulder oinochoe has a low foot, a short neck, a low arching handle and most often a trefoil lip. The body has no decoration, though later examples sometimes have ribbed walls. The glaze continues inside the neck of the jug, but the base is always reserved. The earlier examples in this class, which date from the late sixth to early fifth centuries BC, have a more sloping shoulder than those developed around 450BC, where the shoulder is more developed.
The oinochoe (pl. oinochoi) constitutes a very large category of vessels which had many everyday uses, acting as a means for containing and pouring a wide variety of liquids, including oils, wine and water. The shoulder oinochoe has a low foot, a short neck, a low arching handle and most often a trefoil lip. The body has no decoration, though later examples sometimes have ribbed walls. The glaze continues inside the neck of the jug, but the base is always reserved. The earlier examples in this class, which date from the late sixth to early fifth centuries BC, have a more sloping shoulder than those developed around 450BC, where the shoulder is more developed.
Provenance
John J. Slocum (1914–1997), Newport, Rhode Island, USA; acquired 1960s onwards whilst serving as cultural attaché to Egypt, thence by descent
After his time in Egypt, Slocum served as assistant to the director of the Smithsonian Institution, was appointed by President Reagan to the Presidential Cultural Property Advisory Committee and was a Trustee Emeritus of the Archaeological Institute of America.