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San Antonio Museum of Art, Gift of Gilbert M. Denman, Jr.
Oinochoe (pitcher)
San Antonio Museum of Art, Gift of Gilbert M. Denman, Jr.
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Oinochoe (pitcher)

DepartmentAncient Mediterranean Art
CultureEast Greek
Date625-600 B.C.
MediumTerracotta
Dimensionsheight to rim: 9 15/16 in. (25.2 cm)
height to top of handle: 10 5/8 in. (27 cm)
diameter of body: 8 in. (20.3 cm)
diameter of foot: 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm)
Credit LineSan Antonio Museum of Art, Gift of Gilbert M. Denman, Jr.
Object number86.134.24
Geography
Probable place madeTurkey
DescriptionPitcher decorated with dark bands on the neck and body. On the shoulder, two vertical meander bands frame a panel with a water bird and geometric patterns.Provenancesold by Ariadne Galleries, New York, to Gilbert M. Denman, Jr. (1921-2004), San Antonio, 1983; Gilbert M. Denman, Jr., by gift to the San Antonio Museum of Art, 1986Published ReferencesH.A. Shapiro, C.A. Picon, and G.D. Scott, III, eds., “Greek Vases in the San Antonio Museum of Art” (San Antonio, 1995) pp. 58-9, no. 18
On view
Collections
San Antonio Museum of Art, Gift of Gilbert M. Denman, Jr.
Oinochoe (pitcher)
Soldier-bird Workshop
Culture: Greek
ca. 730-720 B.C.
San Antonio Museum of Art, Gift of Gilbert M. Denman, Jr.
Oinochoe (pitcher)
Culture: East Greek
ca. 575-550 B.C.
San Antonio Museum of Art, Gift of Joan Brown Winter.
Oinochoe (pitcher)
Culture: Greek
9th century B.C.
San Antonio Museum of Art, Purchased with the Grace Fortner Rider Endowment Fund.
Tankard
Culture: Greek
ca. 750-700 B.C.
Gift of Gilbert M. Denman, Jr.
DEACCESSIONED: Fragmentary oinochoe (pitcher) with a warrior
Attributed to the Harrow Painter
Culture: Greek
ca. 480-470 B.C.
Oinochoe (pitcher) with a man pursuing a young woman
Oinochoe (pitcher) with a man pursuing a young woman
Attributed to the Painter of Munich 2335
Culture: Greek
ca. 430-425 B.C.
DEACCESSIONED: Pitcher (oinochoe) with Dionysos and a satyr
DEACCESSIONED: Pitcher (oinochoe) with Dionysos and a satyr
Culture: Greek
ca. 450 B.C.
San Antonio Museum of Art, Purchased with funds provided by Gilbert M. Denman, Jr.
Amphora (jar) with a goat
Culture: East Greek
ca. 600 BC
Purchased with the Grace Fortner Rider Fund
DEACCESSIONED: Olpe (pitcher) with Animal Friezes
Culture: Greek
ca. 650-625 B.C.
San Antonio Museum of Art, Gift of Gilbert M. Denman, Jr.
Olpe (pitcher)
Related to the Chigi Group
Culture: Greek
ca. 640-630 B.C.
San Antonio Museum of Art, Gift of Gilbert M. Denman, Jr.
Amphora (jar)
Culture: Cypriot
ca. 650-550 B.C.
Image Not Available for Stemmed kylix (drinking cup)
Stemmed kylix (drinking cup)
Culture: Mycenaean
ca. 1350-1200 BC

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