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Terracotta oinochoe: chous (jug)

Terracotta oinochoe: chous (jug). Culture: Greek, Attic. Dimensions: H. 8 11/16 in. (22.1 cm). Date: ca. 420 B.C.. Three komasts (revelers) The torch held by the figure at right and the jug brandished by the one in the center indicate that the men are "on the town." The shape of the vase situates their spree during the festival of the Anthesteria, devoted to Dionysos, the god of wine.
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Title: Terracotta oinochoe: chous (jug)
Caption: Terracotta oinochoe: chous (jug). Culture: Greek, Attic. Dimensions: H. 8 11/16 in. (22.1 cm). Date: ca. 420 B.C.. Three komasts (revelers) The torch held by the figure at right and the jug brandished by the one in the center indicate that the men are "on the town." The shape of the vase situates their spree during the festival of the Anthesteria, devoted to Dionysos, the god of wine.
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: 3659 × 4137 px | 43.3 MB
Print size: 31.0 × 35.0 cm | 1440.6 × 1628.7 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