Terracotta fragment of an oinochoe: chous (jug)?
last quarter of the 6th century BCE
Medium
Terracotta
Classification
Vases
Culture & Period
Greek, Attic · Archaic
Department
Greek and Roman Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Dietrich von Bothmer, Distinguished Research Curator, Greek and Roman Art, 2011
Accession Number
2011.604.3.2762
Art Historical Context
This terracotta fragment comes from an oinochoe, or wine jug, possibly a chous, created in Athens during the last quarter of the sixth century BCE. Produced in the Archaic period by the Dot Ivy Group, it reflects the sophisticated Attic pottery tradition that flourished in ancient Greece. These vessels were everyday items in Athenian households and symposia, yet their painted surfaces often carried decorative motifs that connected users to broader cultural practices, such as festivals honoring Dionysus. The Dot Ivy Group specialized in black-figure techniques on terracotta, applying slip to c...