Oinochoe (Pitcher) (end of 4th century BCE): Artwork and History

Oinochoe (Pitcher) (end of 4th century BCE) is in the Art Institute of Chicago collection. The museum lists its creator attribution as Attributed to the Mattinata Painter Greek; Apulia, Italy.

The work and its context

The Art Institute of Chicago describes the work:

This vase depicts a woman shown running to the right, but turning back to the left. She wears a peplos and a white sakkos (hat), snake bracelets and a necklace. She carries in her right hand a wicker-work kanoun (topped by pomegranates and what seem to be small torches), as well as a fillet and a rosette wreath over her forearm. In her left hand is a large fan. Below her left arm is a large, elaborate tambourine.

Object facts

• Title: Oinochoe (Pitcher)
• Date: end of 4th century BCE
• Artist attribution: Attributed to the Mattinata Painter Greek; Apulia, Italy
• Place of origin: Greece
• Medium: terracotta, red-figure
• Dimensions: 37.4 × 13.9 × 13.9 cm (14 3/4 × 5 1/2 × 5 1/2 in.)
• Type: Vessel
• Department: Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
• Reference number: 1889.87

Collection credit

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