Trefoil Oinochoe with Lion-Head Handle

mid 6th-mid 5th century BCE (Late Archaic-Classical) Overall: 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm) Citation

This bucchero oinochoe (pitcher) has a trefoil (three-fold) mouth to assist with the pouring of water or wine. The handle connecting the shoulder to the mouth has lion-head terminals, in imitation of metal vessels. The body is undecorated and has a simple ring foot. In additio...

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26701
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Anonymous collection, [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [said to be from Narce]; Walters Art Museum, 1942, by gift.
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en
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