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An Apulian (Greek) oinochoe
Late 4th century BC
Puglia
Made in a Greek colony in southern Italy.
Made in a Greek colony in southern Italy.
Black on red clay
Height: 16cm
Circumference: 30cm
Circumference: 30cm
Museum number: L37
Vermeule catalogue number: Vermeule 534
On display: Library-Dining Room
All spaces are in No. 13 Lincoln's Inn Fields unless identified as in No. 12, Soane's first house.
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Curatorial note
Side A: Female head left, facing a laurel (or perhaps olive?) branch or spray, in frame. Wave pattern border above; fillet-(band) pilaster sides, and architectural fillet below.
An oinochoe is a wine jug with a curved handle from lip to shoulder and a round or trefoil mouth which was used in serving wine from a krater.
An oinochoe is a wine jug with a curved handle from lip to shoulder and a round or trefoil mouth which was used in serving wine from a krater.
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