Statens museer för världskultur - Medelhavsmuseet
Hellenistic-Roman
ceramics
jug
pottery
vessel
kanna
oinochoe
1.3.0 2026-07-26 oinochoe Rådata 4281701 objekt Statens museer för världskultur - Medelhavsmuseet SMVK-MM Föremål http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-MM/objekt/4281701 MME 2017:029 Oinochoe of red clay. Squat, piriform body with a narrow, concave base and a tall, straight disc foot. Marked shoulder and a straight, cylindrical neck ending in a flattened lip. Handle from just below lip to shoulder. MME 2017:029, Belongs to the Strängnäs collection that was formed by the objects that an Italian nobleman named Pietro Pugioli, who lived in Alexandria in the 19th century, sent as a present to the Swedish captain C. Emil Göransson in 1880. The collection was kept at the Strängnäs Museum and Library. In 1945 it was donated by Södermanlands Fornminnesförening to Strängnäs Högre Allmänna Läroverk (Strängnäs Gymnasium). The collection was deposited at Medelhavsmuseet in 1993. In 2017 the deposition was changed into a donation since Strängnäs museum closed., 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., Hellenistisk tid - Romersk tid (323 f Kr-337 e Kr), Egypt, Alexandria Förvärvad Pugioli, Pietro, Göransson, C. Emil, Strängnäs museum Brukad Hellenistic-Roman Funnen Afrika, Egypten image/jpeg https://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-mhm/web/image/tn/4297599/MME+2017%3B029%2801%29.jpg https://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-mhm/web/image/zoom/4297598/MME+2017%3B029%2801%29.jpg http://kulturarvsdata.se/resurser/License#by Jeppsson, Johan Statens museer för världskultur image/jpeg https://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-mhm/web/image/tn/4297604/MME+2017%3B029%2802%29.jpg https://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-mhm/web/image/zoom/4297603/MME+2017%3B029%2802%29.jpg http://kulturarvsdata.se/resurser/License#by Jeppsson, Johan Statens museer för världskultur image/jpeg https://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-mhm/web/image/tn/4297609/MME+2017%3B029%2803%29.jpg https://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-mhm/web/image/zoom/4297608/MME+2017%3B029%2803%29.jpg http://kulturarvsdata.se/resurser/License#by Jeppsson, Johan Statens museer för världskultur image/jpeg https://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-mhm/web/image/tn/4297614/MME+2017%3B029%2804%29.jpg https://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-mhm/web/image/zoom/4297613/MME+2017%3B029%2804%29.jpg http://kulturarvsdata.se/resurser/License#by Jeppsson, Johan Statens museer för världskultur image/jpeg https://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-mhm/web/image/tn/4297619/MME+2017%3B029%2805%29.jpg https://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-mhm/web/image/zoom/4297618/MME+2017%3B029%2805%29.jpg http://kulturarvsdata.se/resurser/License#by Jeppsson, Johan Statens museer för världskultur image/jpeg https://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-mhm/web/image/tn/4297624/MME+2017%3B029%2806%29.jpg https://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-mhm/web/image/zoom/4297623/MME+2017%3B029%2806%29.jpg http://kulturarvsdata.se/resurser/License#by Jeppsson, Johan Statens museer för världskultur http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-MM/objekt/html/4281701 http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-MM/objekt/xml/4281701 http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-MM/objekt/rdf/4281701
Description
Oinochoe of red clay. Squat, piriform body with a narrow, concave base and a tall, straight disc foot. Marked shoulder and a straight, cylindrical neck ending in a flattened lip. Handle from just below lip to shoulder.
Inventory number
Acquisition
Belongs to the Strängnäs collection that was formed by the objects that an Italian nobleman named Pietro Pugioli, who lived in Alexandria in the 19th century, sent as a present to the Swedish captain C. Emil Göransson in 1880. The collection was kept at the Strängnäs Museum and Library. In 1945 it was donated by Södermanlands Fornminnesförening to Strängnäs Högre Allmänna Läroverk (Strängnäs Gymnasium). The collection was deposited at Medelhavsmuseet in 1993. In 2017 the deposition was changed into a donation since Strängnäs museum closed.
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.
Period, Swedish
Hellenistisk tid - Romersk tid (323 f Kr-337 e Kr)
Country / Findspot
Egypt
Geographic name, alternative
Alexandria
Material, engelska
Clay
Pottery
Terracotta
Material
Keramik
Height / Höjd
Diameter
Object
Förvärvad
Pugioli, Pietro, Göransson, C. Emil, Strängnäs museum
Brukad
Funnen
Afrika
Egypten
Jeppsson, Johan
Statens museer för världskultur