Oinochoe

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Inventory number

ΝΑ 1957 Αα 45

Artist

Corinthian workshop

Category

Vessel

Period

Archaic Period

Date

600-570 BC

Dimensions

Height: without handle 0.16 m
Diameter: 0.158 m

Material

Clay

Location

Gallery of the Acropolis Slopes, Case 6, No 70

Description
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Oinochoe with a trefoil mouth decorated in the black-figure technique. It was found in 1957 at the Sanctuary of the Nymphe in many fragments, was reassembled and restored.

It has a squat body, flat base and a high vertical handle. On the shoulder it is decorated with a tongue motif. The decoration on the body consists of a panther and deer flanking a lion. The empty space around them is filled with rosettes and dots. The lower part of the vessel is adorned with rays and two horizontal, purple bands.

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