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Pitcher (oinochoe)

Greek
Classical Period
about 410 B.C.
Place of Manufacture: Greece, Attica, Athens

Medium/Technique Ceramic, Red Figure
Dimensions 7.5 cm (2 15/16 in.)
Credit Line Anonymous gift
Accession Number02.39
ClassificationsVessels

DescriptionTwo small boys, nude, wearing wreaths. One holds a two-wheeled cart and stands facing the other, who kneels with both hands raised. Inscribed above: Egg pattern above and below and narrow border at sides.
Handle missing.
ProvenanceBy 1901, private collector, Boston; 1902, anonymous gift to the MFA. (Accession Date: March 1, 1902)