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Source Description
An "oinochoe" was used for serving wine. This piece's style is usually termed "Camirus," after a site on the island of Rhodes where many examples have been found, but they were actually made in the Greek cities of southern Asia Minor. The horizontal rows of decoration filled with wild goats and floral motifs reflect influence from the civilizations of the ancient Near East. The curving contours and combination of outlined shapes and solid black masses characterize this style, distinguishing it from the angular silhouettes of the pottery from the preceding Geometric period.
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Document identity
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21177
label
Oinochoe in the Camirus, or ""Wild Goat"" Style
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Source metadata
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21177
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title
Oinochoe in the Camirus, or ""Wild Goat"" Style
description
An "oinochoe" was used for serving wine. This piece's style is usually termed "Camirus," after a site on the island of Rhodes where many examples have been found, but they were actually made in the Greek cities of southern Asia Minor. The horizontal rows of decoration filled with wild goats and floral motifs reflect influence from the civilizations of the ancient Near East. The curving contours and combination of outlined shapes and solid black masses characterize this style, distinguishing it from the angular silhouettes of the pottery from the preceding Geometric period.
provenance
Cecil Torr, Devon and London, by 1914, [mode of acquisition unknown]; Sale, Sotheby's, London, 2 July 1929, lot 7, pl. 1; William Randolph Hearst, San Simeon, 1929, by purchase; William Randolph Hearst Easte Sale, San Simeon, 1958, no. 5494; Walters Art Museum, 1958, by purchase.
date
ca. 625-600 BCE (Archaic)
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CC0
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en
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Ceramics
oinochoi
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3
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3
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import
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cm
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34.3
height
22.8
dimensionsRaw
H: 13 1/2 x Diam: 9 in. (34.3 x 22.8 cm)
Source extras
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Greek
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Archaic
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terracotta
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6256
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2507
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