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Fragment of an oinochoe
Greek
Archaic Period
Place of Manufacture: Greece, Attica, Athens
Medium/Technique
Ceramic, Black Figure
Dimensions
19.4 cm (7 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Julia Bradford Huntington James Fund and Museum purchase with funds donated by contribution
Accession Number10.210
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionFragment of an oinochoe. Nine pieces put together. Remainder of four standing figures. Poseidon, Hermes and two females. A vertical Greek inscription (in retrograde) in the center between Poseidon and Hermes, 'Taleides made it,' (TALEIDES [EPOIESEN]).
InscriptionsΤΑΛΕΙΔΕΣΕΠΟΙ[ΕSΕΝ] retrograde.
ProvenanceBy 1910: with E. P. Warren (bought from Bourguignon in Naples); purchased by MFA from E. P. Warren, June 2, 1910, for $4,000.00 (this figure is the total price for MFA 10.159-10.230)