Polychrome Oinochoe (Wine Pitcher)
Primary
Unknown South Italian (Canosa)
NationalitySouth Italian (Canosa), Europe
Datecirca 300–200 BCE
MediumTerracotta
DimensionsOverall: 23 3/4 × 6 1/8 in. (60.3 × 15.5 cm)
Sheet: 23 3/4 in. (60.3 cm)
Sheet: 23 3/4 in. (60.3 cm)
Credit LineBlanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin, Archer M. Huntington Museum Fund, 1982.5
Keywords
Rights Statement
Collection AreaAntiquities
Object number1982.5
On View
On viewLocations
- exhibition BMA, Gallery, A2
Collection Highlight
The faded scene on the body of the vase features Eros, the god of love, leading the four-horsed chariot of Nike, the goddess of victory. This object takes the shape of a pitcher, but it has no base and no pouring spout, which indicates that it was not meant to be functional.
