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Source Description
This "oinochoe," a pitcher for serving wine or water, has the head of Eros (the child-god of love, also known to the Romans as Cupid) at the base of the handle. A griffin overlooks the spout.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
15942
label
Beaked Pitcher
core
obj
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object
citationUrl
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8
Source metadata
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15942
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Beaked Pitcher
description
This "oinochoe," a pitcher for serving wine or water, has the head of Eros (the child-god of love, also known to the Romans as Cupid) at the base of the handle. A griffin overlooks the spout.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1st century
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Metal
oinochoai
pitchers
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8
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source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
21
height
10.8
depth
10.2
dimensionsRaw
H: 8 1/4 × W with handle: 4 1/4 × D: 4 in. (21 × 10.8 × 10.2 cm)
Source extras
med
cast bronze, silver inlay
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6191
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ROM
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none
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