Oinochoe (pitcher) in the shape of a Woman’s Head
Oinochoe (pitcher) in the shape of a Woman’s Head
Place of OriginGreece, from Attica
Date480-470 BCE
DimensionsH (to top of handle): 7 3/32 in. (18 cm); H (to lip): 5 11/16 in. (14.5 cm); Max Diam: 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm)
MediumMolded, wheel-thrown, and slip-decorated earthenware
ClassificationCeramics
Credit LinePurchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1976.138
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Comparative ReferencesSee also Beazley, J.D., "Charinos," The Journal of Hellenistic Studies, London, 1929, vol. XLIX, part 1, pp. 38-78, pls. I-VI.
- Decorative Arts
cf. Beazley, J.D., Attic Red-figure Vase Painters, 2nd ed., Oxford, 1963, classN: the Cook Class, vol. 2, pp. 1539-1544.
cf. Beazley, J.D., Paralipomena, Oxford, 1971, class N: The Cook Class, pp. 503-504.
cf. Biers, William R., "An Attic Head Vase," Muse, no. 7, 1973, Museum of Art and Archaeology, University of Missouri, Columbia, pp. 17-20.
620-600 BCE
Workshop of the potter Nikosthenes
about 520 BCE
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