Oinochoe (jug)

Greek

British Museum

circa 600 BC

This jug was made on one of the Greek islands, probably Skyros. It is one of only a very small group of similar pieces and the first example to enter a British collection. The decoration of this vase combines silhouetted winged horses in a sub-Geometric style and filling ornaments with a pair of cocks on the neck in the so-called black-figure technique.

• Medium: pottery
• Dimensions: height: 26.5cm
• Art Fund Grant: £6187 ( Total: £13,200)
• ArtFunded in: 2006
• Vendor: Christie's

Provenance

Dr Elli Borowski, Basel; Christoph Bernoulli, Basel; Christie's, London, 2006.

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