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vessel
;
oinochoe
(?)
Object Type
vessel
oinochoe
(?)
Museum number
2000,1101.56
Description
Pottery; three Attic red-figure fragments from an open vessel (oinochoe?). Figured scene: Satyr and maenad.
Producer name
Attributed to:
The Chicago Painter
(possibly)
Cultures/periods
Attic
Production date
450BC
(circa)
Production place
Made in:
Attica (Greece)
Excavator/field collector
Field Collection by:
Sir William Hamilton
Findspot
Excavated/Findspot:
HMS Colossus
Excavated/Findspot:
St Mary's Island
(off)
Materials
pottery
Ware
Red Figure
Technique
painted
incised
Bibliographic references
Smallwood & Woodford 2003 / The British Museum: fragments from Sir William Hamilton's second collection of vases recovered from the wreck of HMS Colossus
(56)
Location
Not on display
Acquisition date
2000
Acquisition notes
Fragments of Sir William Hamilton's second collection of vases, recovered from HMS Colossus between 1975 and 1978.
Department
Greek and Roman
Registration number
2000,1101.56
Additional IDs
Miscellaneous number:
Colossus no. 105
Conservation
Treatment
: 27 Oct 1994