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Unknown Maker, Greek

Wine Jug (Oinochoe)

Maker

Unknown Maker, Greek

Culture

Greek

Title

Wine Jug (Oinochoe)

Year

399-369 BCE

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

clay

Geography

Place Made: Attica

Dimensions

Height: 8.9 cm (3 1/2 inches) (top of handle)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Museum Appropriation Fund

Object Number

25.067

Type

Exhibition History

Ancient Greek and Roman Galleries
Sep 22, 2010

Label copy

Every spring Athenians celebrated the Anthesteria, a three-day festival devoted to the new vintage of wine. The second day of the Anthesteria, called choes, featured a special event for young children, where they sampled the first wines out of a wine jug (chous). These vessels were specially sized for young drinkers. Many choes, including this one, were decorated with scenes of children at play. On this jug, a young child is shown riding on the back of a deer, in a landscape full of plants.

Betty Woodman
Il Giardino Dipinto
Feb 18, 2005 – May 01, 2005

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Tombstone

Unknown Maker, Greek
Wine Jug (Oinochoe), 399-369 BCE
Terracotta, red-figure
Height: 8.9 cm (3 1/2 inches) (top of handle)
Museum Appropriation Fund 25.067

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