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Archaic
ceramics
oinochoe
1.3.0 2026-08-02 oinochoe Rådata 3100353 objekt Statens museer för världskultur - Medelhavsmuseet SMVK-MM Föremål http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-MM/objekt/3100353 NM Ant 0852 Flat-bottomed oinochoe. Trefoil mouth; short neck; sloping shoulder; body with almost straight wall; raised band handle from mouth to shoulder; broad, flat base. Buff clay; black paint; added red. Mouth, neck and handle black; two or three red band on body below handle; one black and one red band above base; base black. NM Ant 0852, Purchased in Greece in 1881 through the Swedish and Norwegian Consul at Piraeus, Mr. M. N. Rodocanachi., 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., Bottom marked ‘A.7 Co...’ and ‘Korint’. Urval Galleriet. Äldre bilder A. Stalteri., Most paint gone. Encrusted. Hole in bottom., H 6.9; H (including handle) 8.5. Ø of base 7.1., Simplified White Style. Perachora. The sanctuaries of Hera Akraia and Limenia 2, T. J. Dunbabin (ed.), Oxford 1962, pl.89:2094., CVA Stockholm 1, pl.25:5, fig.121., Late Corinthian I, Greece [?] Brukad Archaic Funnen Europa, Grekland, Corinth [?] Ägd Nationalmuseum, Stockholm image/jpeg https://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-mhm/web/image/tn/3773740/representation https://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-mhm/web/image/zoom/3773739/representation http://kulturarvsdata.se/resurser/License#by Uppgift om fotograf saknas Statens museer för världskultur image/jpeg https://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-mhm/web/image/tn/3773743/representation https://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-mhm/web/image/zoom/3773744/representation http://kulturarvsdata.se/resurser/License#by SESAM-projektet Statens museer för världskultur image/jpeg https://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-mhm/web/image/tn/3773747/representation https://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-mhm/web/image/zoom/3773746/representation http://kulturarvsdata.se/resurser/License#by Uppgift om fotograf saknas Statens museer för världskultur http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-MM/objekt/html/3100353 http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-MM/objekt/xml/3100353 http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-MM/objekt/rdf/3100353
Description
Flat-bottomed oinochoe. Trefoil mouth; short neck; sloping shoulder; body with almost straight wall; raised band handle from mouth to shoulder; broad, flat base. Buff clay; black paint; added red. Mouth, neck and handle black; two or three red band on body below handle; one black and one red band above base; base black.
Inventory number
NM Ant 0852
Acquisition
Purchased in Greece in 1881 through the Swedish and Norwegian Consul at Piraeus, Mr. M. N. Rodocanachi.
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.
Bottom marked ‘A.7 Co...’ and ‘Korint’. Urval Galleriet. Äldre bilder A. Stalteri.
Condition
Most paint gone. Encrusted. Hole in bottom.
Dimensions
H 6.9; H (including handle) 8.5. Ø of base 7.1.
Cf Publications
Simplified White Style. Perachora. The sanctuaries of Hera Akraia and Limenia 2, T. J. Dunbabin (ed.), Oxford 1962, pl.89:2094.
Publications
CVA Stockholm 1, pl.25:5, fig.121.
Pottery Ware
Late Corinthian I
Country / Findspot
Greece [?]
Material, engelska
Clay
Earthenware
Pottery
Material
Keramik
Height / Höjd
Diameter
Object
Brukad
Funnen
Europa
Grekland
Corinth [?]
Ägd
Nationalmuseum, Stockholm
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