$610.96
A fine, small Greek red-figure oinochoe enriched with a bird. The vessel features a globular body, which tapers in at the neck and out-splays into a trefoil mouth. A single curved handle has been attached from the rim to the shoulder and the oinochoe sits upon a ring foot. The body is embellished with side profile of a bird. The bird is facing left with its head raised high and its wings slightly spread. A delicate dotted pattern decorates the bird and two swirls feature on either side.
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An oenochoe, also spelled oinochoe, which means wine-pourer, is a wine jug and a key form of ancient Greek pottery. There are many different forms of oinochoe; Sir John Beazley distinguished ten types. The earliest is the olpe (ὀλπή, olpḗ), with no distinct shoulder and usually a handle rising above the lip. Key characteristics are the trefoil mouth, curved body and single handle.
To discover more about Ancient Greek pottery, please visit our relevant blog post: Collecting Ancient Greek Vases.
| Weight | 68.9 g |
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| Dimensions | 6.3 × 8.8 cm |
| Culture | Ancient Greek |
| Pottery porcelain | Terracotta |
| Pottery and Porcelain | Terracotta |
| Region | Southern Europe |
