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Accession_Number 28.6.1
Shape Oinochoe
Shape_description Flat, trefoil mouth with single curved handle.
Material Terracotta
Fabric Attic
Fabric_description
Munsell_color 7.5YR 6/6
Decoration Handle all black, as is neck and back of body. At the front on shoulder is an inverted swirl / wave pattern, consisting of four waves. Below is the main design of an athlete (naked) with a discus standing between two clothed youths, the left of them holding a discus. Robe detail is picked out in black paint. No relief contour. There is an reserved line incised above foot. Foot is black on the top and side but the underneath is reserved and flat.
Inscriptions
Condition Intact. Crack around the base of the neck. Small chips of paint from lip and mouth and handle. Main design is clear and the glaze remains.
Technique/Style Red figure
Provenance From Rhodes
Period Late Classical
Date 400-375
Dating_details
Artist Fat Boy Group
Attribution Beazley: ARV2 1484.11
Image

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Side views of two Attic red-figure vases, an oinochoe (28.6.1) at left and a skyphos (28.6.3) at right.

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Two attic red-figure vase, an oinochoe on the right (28.6.1) and a skyphos (28.6.3) at left.

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Oinochoe. Athlete with discus (left) standing beside youth (right).

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Youth holding (left) and athlete (right), both holding diskoi

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3/4-view of the right side of an Attic oinochoe, showing a nude athlete with a diskos, standing between two draped youths.

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Front view of an Attic red-figure oinochoe, showing an athlete with a diskos, between draped youths.

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Back view of an Attic red-figure oinochoe, showing the handle.

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Top view of an Attic red-figure oinochoe, showing the trefoil-lip.

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Bottom view of an Attic red-figure oinochoe, showing the reserved base.

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Youth holding (left) and athlete (right), both holding diskoi.

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Oblique top view of the left side of an Attic red-figure oinochoe, showing a discus thrower between two draped youths, one with a discus.

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Detail of the oblique top view of an Attic red-figure oinochoe,showing the trefoil-lip.

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Profile detail of the left side of an Attic red-figure oinochoe,showing a draped youths, holding a discus (?).

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Detail of the oblique top view of an Attic red-figure oinochoe,showing the trefoil-lip.

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Left side of an Attic red-figure oinochoe, showing the handle and a youth holding a discus and facing right.

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Front view of an Attic red-figure oinochoe, showing a discus thrower between two draped youths, one with a discus.

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Detail of the front of an Attic red-figure oinochoe, showing an athlete holding a discus and facing right.

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Right side of an Attic red-figure oinochoe, showing the handle and a youth standing facing left.

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Back view of an Attic red-figure oinochoe, with no figures and showing the front of the handle

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Detail of the 3/4-view of the right side of an Attic oinochoe, showing a nude athlete with a diskos, facing a draped youth on the right.

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Detail of the front of an Attic oinochoe, showing a nude athlete with a diskos, standing between two draped youths, the one on the left holding a diskos.

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Detail of the 3/4-view of the left side of an Attic oinochoe, showing a nude athlete (right) and a draped youth (left), both holding diskoi and facing righ.

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Bottom view of an Attic oinochoe, showing the reserved base

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Top view of an Attic red-figure oinochoe, showing the trefoil-lip.

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Detail of the oblique top view of an Attic red-figure oinochoe,showing the trefoil-lip.
Comparanda
Bibliography CVA Reading 1, pl. 28.6; ARV2 1484.11
Archive_Ref reference 1
reference 2
Beazley_DB 230518
Height 17.5
Diameters Neck 3.0; body 10.3; base 5.4
Handle_height 7.7
Other_dims.
Location Education
Edited_by Denise; Karen; Kinsey
Date_edited 29.08.2002; 20.04.2004; 06.01.2006
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