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Pitcher (oinochoe)
Greek
Protogeometric Period
about 900 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Ceramic
Dimensions
21.5 cm (8 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the National Museum, Athens
Accession Number14.740
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
Catalogue Raisonné
Fairbanks, Vases (MFA), no. 258.
DescriptionOn shoulder, series of four concentric semi-circles with two black triangles (hourglass) in each. The neck and body painted solid black, except for a reserved circle around body. Mycenaean influence. Trefoil lip restored in plaster.
ProvenanceBy 1914: National Museum of Athens Collection (said to come from Kouvára in Attica); gift of the National Museum of Athens to MFA, August 6, 1914