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trefoil-mouth oinochoe
Object Type
trefoil-mouth oinochoe
Museum number
1862,1021.1
Description
Pottery: red-figured oinochoe (shape 2) with trefoil mouth. Satyr standing to left with hands planted on his hips, looking up at the top of a tall thyrsos which is planted in the ground before him; about half way up the stem a short phallos-like sprout issues. The Satyr has a very large phallos. Drawing of good period. Purple is used for wreath, and for two sprouts below the head of the thyrsos. Brown (thinned black) inner markings. Below, and on the neck, a strip of egg pattern.
Cultures/periods
Attic
Production date
420BC-400BC
Production place
Made in:
Attica (Greece)
Findspot
Excavated/Findspot:
Banghazi
Materials
pottery
Ware
Red Figure
Technique
painted
Dimensions
Height:
15.24 centimetres
Bibliographic references
Vase / Catalogue of Vases in the British Museum
(E545)
Old Catalogue / A Catalogue of the Greek and Etruscan Vases in the British Museum
(C33)
Location
On display
(G20a/dc54/shC)
Subjects
satyr
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Kratkij
Acquisition date
1862
Department
Greek and Roman
Registration number
1862,1021.1
Conservation
Treatment
: 26 Jul 2000