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Terracotta oinochoe: chous (jug)

Terracotta oinochoe: chous (jug). Culture: Greek, Attic. Dimensions: H. 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm) diameter 4 5/16 in. (11 cm). Date: ca. 470 B.C.. Ganymede with gamecock and hoop Renowned for his beauty, Ganymede was a scion of the Trojan royal house. Zeus desired him to be the gods' cupbearer on Mount Olympos. Representations of the late sixth and fifth centuries B.C. show Ganymede being carried off by Zeus himself; beginning in the fourth century, Zeus is replaced by an eagle. The Pan Painter perfectly depicts the boy as he runs along. The subject is fitting for a jug from which wine was poured.
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Title: Terracotta oinochoe: chous (jug)
Caption: Terracotta oinochoe: chous (jug). Culture: Greek, Attic. Dimensions: H. 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm) diameter 4 5/16 in. (11 cm). Date: ca. 470 B.C.. Ganymede with gamecock and hoop Renowned for his beauty, Ganymede was a scion of the Trojan royal house. Zeus desired him to be the gods' cupbearer on Mount Olympos. Representations of the late sixth and fifth centuries B.C. show Ganymede being carried off by Zeus himself; beginning in the fourth century, Zeus is replaced by an eagle. The Pan Painter perfectly depicts the boy as he runs along. The subject is fitting for a jug from which wine was poured.
Technique/material: Terracotta; red-figure
Period: classical
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Credit: Album
Releases: ? Model Release: No - ? Property Release: No
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Image size: 2740 × 3394 px | 26.6 MB
Print size: 23.2 × 28.7 cm | 1078.7 × 1336.2 in (300 dpi)
Keywords: CHOES • CLASSICAL • CLAY • EUROPE • GREECE • GREEK AND ROMAN ART • METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK, USA • OINOCHOAI • TERRACOTTA • TERRACOTTA; RED-FIGURE • VASES • VESSELS