Statens museer för världskultur - Medelhavsmuseet
Late Archaic
ceramics
oinochoe
1.3.0 2026-08-02 oinochoe Rådata 3100301 objekt Statens museer för världskultur - Medelhavsmuseet SMVK-MM Föremål http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-MM/objekt/3100301 NM Ant 0372 Deep, round mouth with concave profile; short, narrow neck with rounded ridge; depressed globular body with sloping shoulder; raised, vertical band handle from rim to shoulder; low ring base. Greenish buff clay; matt, greenish buff slip; lustrous, black and matt, purple and white paint. Entirely painted black, including inside of mouth; below handle superimposed, purple band between white lines; two (and perhaps more) white lines on lower body; purple band encircling base and area immediatly above; bottom reserved. ‘¶’ scratched on shoulder at one side of handle. NM Ant 0372, Gift from the Swedish and Norwegian Consul at Piraeus, Mr. M. N. Rodocanachi, 1880., An oinochoe (pl. oinochoai, alternatively spelled oenochoe/oenochoai) is a single-handled vessel, more specifically a jug, usually taller than it is wide. They come in many different shapes and forms, with variations in profile, mouth-type and handle-form. They functioned as pouring vessels for wine and have taken their name from the Greek words “oinos” (wine) and “cheo” (I pour). Miniature versions were often placed in children’s graves., Needs marking!, Rim and base chipped. Much paint gone. Surface very corroded and encrusted., Desalted, AT, September 1997-February 1998., H 14.0; H (including handle) 17.3. Ø of base 10.0., Palmer’s Round-mouthed Oinochoai (Type A). C. V. Blegen et al., Corinth 13: The North Cemetery, Princeton 1964, 112, pl.27:191-3, pl.34:251-1, 258-2, pl.92:X-127., CVA Stockholm 1, pl.25:7-8, fig.125., Corinthian Brukad Late Archaic Ägd Nationalmuseum, Stockholm image/jpeg https://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-mhm/web/image/tn/3772875/representation https://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-mhm/web/image/zoom/3772876/representation http://kulturarvsdata.se/resurser/License#by Stalteri Marcus, Anna Statens museer för världskultur http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-MM/objekt/html/3100301 http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-MM/objekt/xml/3100301 http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-MM/objekt/rdf/3100301
Description
Deep, round mouth with concave profile; short, narrow neck with rounded ridge; depressed globular body with sloping shoulder; raised, vertical band handle from rim to shoulder; low ring base. Greenish buff clay; matt, greenish buff slip; lustrous, black and matt, purple and white paint. Entirely painted black, including inside of mouth; below handle superimposed, purple band between white lines; two (and perhaps more) white lines on lower body; purple band encircling base and area immediatly above; bottom reserved. ‘¶’ scratched on shoulder at one side of handle.
Inventory number
NM Ant 0372
Acquisition
Gift from the Swedish and Norwegian Consul at Piraeus, Mr. M. N. Rodocanachi, 1880.
Comments
An oinochoe (pl. oinochoai, alternatively spelled oenochoe/oenochoai) is a single-handled vessel, more specifically a jug, usually taller than it is wide. They come in many different shapes and forms, with variations in profile, mouth-type and handle-form. They functioned as pouring vessels for wine and have taken their name from the Greek words “oinos” (wine) and “cheo” (I pour). Miniature versions were often placed in children’s graves.
Needs marking!
Condition
Rim and base chipped. Much paint gone. Surface very corroded and encrusted.
Conservation / Executed
Desalted, AT, September 1997-February 1998.
Dimensions
H 14.0; H (including handle) 17.3. Ø of base 10.0.
Cf Publications
Palmer’s Round-mouthed Oinochoai (Type A). C. V. Blegen et al., Corinth 13: The North Cemetery, Princeton 1964, 112, pl.27:191-3, pl.34:251-1, 258-2, pl.92:X-127.
Publications
CVA Stockholm 1, pl.25:7-8, fig.125.
Pottery Ware
Corinthian
Material, engelska
Pottery
Earthenware
Clay
Material
Keramik
Height / Höjd
Diameter
Object
Brukad
Ägd
Nationalmuseum, Stockholm
Stalteri Marcus, Anna
Statens museer för världskultur