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Terracotta oinochoe: chous (jug)

Terracotta oinochoe: chous (jug). Culture: Greek, Attic. Dimensions: Diam.: 7 3/8 x 10 in. (18.7 cm) ( foot, D. 4 5/16"). Date: ca. 450 B.C.. Komast (reveler) and dancing dwarf This representation is noteworthy for the characterization of the two figures. The tall komast advances deliberately, playing the barbitos, a form of lyre. His head is wreathed, his cloak and a chous are slung over one shoulder, and he wears soft, high boots. The dwarf before him presents a considerable contrast with his jerky movements, nudity, pugnacious expression, and straggly beard.
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Title:
Terracotta oinochoe: chous (jug)
Caption:
Terracotta oinochoe: chous (jug). Culture: Greek, Attic. Dimensions: Diam.: 7 3/8 x 10 in. (18.7 cm) ( foot, D. 4 5/16"). Date: ca. 450 B.C.. Komast (reveler) and dancing dwarf This representation is noteworthy for the characterization of the two figures. The tall komast advances deliberately, playing the barbitos, a form of lyre. His head is wreathed, his cloak and a chous are slung over one shoulder, and he wears soft, high boots. The dwarf before him presents a considerable contrast with his jerky movements, nudity, pugnacious expression, and straggly beard.
Technique/material:
Terracotta; red-figure
Period:
classical
Museum:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Credit:
Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
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Model: No - Property: No
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Image size:
3659 x 4137 px | 43.3 MB
Print size:
31.0 x 35.0 cm | 12.2 x 13.8 in (300 dpi)
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