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Source Description
As female heads were a common motif on red-figure objects of this period, it is not surprising that those depicted on the "kantharoi" (drinking vessels) in this case and on this jug are similar. The women wear a richly patterned "saccos," a head scarf which covers most of the hair.
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Document identity
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19301
label
Oinochoe with a Female Head
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Source metadata
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19301
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object
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normalized
title
Oinochoe with a Female Head
description
As female heads were a common motif on red-figure objects of this period, it is not surprising that those depicted on the "kantharoi" (drinking vessels) in this case and on this jug are similar. The women wear a richly patterned "saccos," a head scarf which covers most of the hair.
provenance
Horia Puscasiu [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Marilyn and Herbert Scher, Pikseville, MD, 1984, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 2003, by gift.
date
ca. 330 BCE (Hellenistic)
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CC0
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en
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Ceramics
oinochoai
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6
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11 in. (27.94 cm); 4 in. (10.16 cm) (max. w.)
Source extras
med
terracotta, wheel made; red figure
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6256
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GRC
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none
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