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Pitcher (oinochoe) with animal frieze
Greek, Corinthian
Archaic Period
640–630 B.C.
Place of Manufacture: Greece, Corinthia, Corinth
Medium/Technique
Ceramic, Black Figure
Dimensions
Height: 23.5 cm (9 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Robert E. Hecht, Jr.
Accession Number64.14
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionThe main zone of decoration has a siren between two sphinxes, and to left, leopard, panther-bird, goat, leopard; to right, leopard, stag, leopard, bull. The background in decorated with rosettes.
The shoulder zone has a petal pattern, white rosettes, and a checkerboard pattern.
Near the base are rays.
The shoulder zone has a petal pattern, white rosettes, and a checkerboard pattern.
Near the base are rays.
ProvenanceBy 1963: with Robert E. Hecht, Jr.; gift of Robert E. Hecht, Jr. to MFA, January 8, 1964