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Pitcher (Olpe) with Trefoil Mouth and Stylized Bird

Pitcher (Olpe) with Trefoil Mouth and Stylized Bird

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The oinochoe is a pitcher with a high vertical handle and trefoil mouth used for pouring wine. The central panel shows a stylized bird (goose or partridge) and filling ornaments. Such designs probably were made on the eastern islands of Samos or Rhodes.
Artist
Unknown (Greek)
Title
Pitcher (Olpe) with Trefoil Mouth and Stylized Bird
Date
late 7th century B.C.E.
Medium
Earthenware with slip decoration
Dimensions
9 5/16 x 8 in. Overall
Credit
Evjue Foundation Fund purchase
Accession No.
1979.79
Classification
Ceramics
Geography
Greece

Related

Unknown private collection (England); by April 1978, with Lincoln W. Higgie (Chicago, IL) and Earl E. Keefer (Culver City, Los Angeles, California) for sale; after April 1978, with The Summa Galleries, Inc. (Beverly Hills, California); 21 December 1978, sold by The Summa Galleries (Beverly Hills, California) to the Elvehjem Museum of Art [now called Chazen Museum of Art] [last researched by Chazen staff January 2024].

  • Elvehjem Museum of Art. "Ancient Etruscan and Greek Vases in the Elvehjem Museum of Art." University of Wisconsin Regents. Madison, Wis., 2000. p. 33, no. 11
  • Moon, Warren G, and Louise Berge. "Greek Vase-painting In Midwestern Collections." Chicago: The Art Institute, 1979. pp. 16-17
  • Summa Galleries, The. "Catalogue no. 4: Ancient Vases." November 1978.

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