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Etruscan Terracotta Trefoil Oinochoe in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, January 2018

Etruscan Terracotta Trefoil Oinochoe in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, January 2018
Terracotta trefoil oinochoe (jug)

Period:Archaic

Date:ca. 600–550 B.C.

Culture:Etruscan, Etrusco-Corinthian

Medium:Terracotta

Dimensions:H. 14 1/16 in. (35.7 cm)

Classification:Vases

Credit Line:Fletcher Fund, 1925

Accession Number:25.78.106

Procession of animals and hybrid creatures

The shape and decorative format of this pitcher are directly inspired by Corinthian prototypes, but the heightened use of color is typically Etruscan. Such vases were often produced in Vulci and exported to other parts of Etruria.

Text from: www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/251886

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