Oinochoe (Pitcher)
Ancient Greek · end of 4th century BCE
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This Oinochoe (Pitcher) is an Ancient Greek red-figure terracotta vessel, dating to the end of the 4th century BCE. It measures 37.4 × 13.9 × 13.9 cm (14 3/4 × 5 1/2 × 5 1/2 in.). The piece is classified as a pitcher (vessel) and belongs to the Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium department at The Art Institute of Chicago.
The pitcher was acquired by The Art Institute of Chicago in 1889, having been sold by Pio Marinangeli of Rome. It has been documented in a preliminary catalogue from the Art Institute in 1889 and in "The Red-Figured Vases of Apulia" by Trendall and Cambitougou in 1978.
Evidence regarding specific exhibition history is not provided in the catalogue record. No artist authority record was supplied, and no comparable auction prices are available in the provided data.
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Provenance
Ownership history
- Pio Marinangeli, Rome; sold to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1889.
Recorded by Art Institute of Chicago.
Literature
Published references
- Art Institute of Chicago, Preliminary Catalogue of Metal Work, Graeco-Italian Vases, and Antiquities, December 9, 1889 (Chicago: Early and Halla Printing Company, 1889), p. 40, no. 331.
- Arthur Dale Trendall and Alexander Cambitougou, The Red-Figured Vases of Apulia (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1978), p. 1029, no. 66, plate 398, 4.
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