The Art Institute of Chicago
Oinochoe (Pitcher)
Description
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.
Provenance
Pio Marinangeli, Rome; sold to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1889.
Dimensions
37.4 × 13.9 × 13.9 cm (14 3/4 × 5 1/2 × 5 1/2 in.)
Movement / Period
Accession No
245
Official Citations
Curatorial Affinity Stream
Continuing the Universe of Attributed to the Mattinata Painter Greek; Apulia, Italy
red-figure • Greece • Harmonious Works & Contemporaries
Continuous Discovery