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Oinochoe (Pitcher)
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The Art Institute of Chicago

Oinochoe (Pitcher)

terracotta, red-figureAttributed to the Mattinata Painter Greek; Apulia, Italy/end of 4th century BCE

Description

This vase depicts a woman wearing a chiton, a himation and a white sakkos (hat) sitting on an elaborate four-tier rock, holding a phiale (dish) out in her right hand and a large bunch of grapes back in her left. By her legs is a large and elaborate tambourine; to the far right is an elaborate sprouting floral.

Provenance

Pio Marinangeli, Rome; sold to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1889.

Dimensions

38.1 × 13.9 × 13.6 cm (15 × 15 1/2 × 5 3/8 in.)

Movement / Period

red-figure

Accession No

246

Official Citations

[The Art Institute of Chicago Official Record][Full Resolution Image]
Curatorial Affinity Stream

Continuing the Universe of Attributed to the Mattinata Painter Greek; Apulia, Italy

red-figure • Greece • Harmonious Works & Contemporaries