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East Greek Trefoil Oinochoe

Unknown625–600 B.C.

The J. Paul Getty Museum

The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States

The neck of this Wild Goat style jug is decorated with a guilloche. On the body, in a panel beneath the central lobe of the trefoil mouth, a waterfowl walks to the right. In the field are various filling ornaments. The panel is framed on either side with a segment of meander band. Below are two broad black bands and long pointed rays.

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  • Title: East Greek Trefoil Oinochoe
  • Creator: Unknown
  • Date Created: 625–600 B.C.
  • Location Created: East Greece
  • Physical Dimensions: 20.3 cm (8 in.)
  • Type: Oinochoe
  • External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
  • Medium: Terracotta
  • Terms of Use: Open Content
  • Number: 82.AE.126
  • Culture: East Greek
  • Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Villa Collection, Malibu, California, Gift of Vasek Polak
  • Creator Display Name: Unknown
  • Classification: Vessels (Containers)
The J. Paul Getty Museum

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