Miniature Corinthian Polychrome Squat Trefoil Oinochoe

Ancient Greece, Corinth, ca. second half of the 6th century BCE. A lovely example of a wheel-thrown oinochoe of a characteristically squat form with a planar base, a bell-shaped body with a gently sloped shoulder, a tiered neck that tapers to form a cylindrical neck, a triangular rim with a trefoil-style pouring spout, and a thick handle arching from rim to shoulder. The beige-slipped body is intricately decorated with three rows of vertical brown-painted dashes, a row of thin concentric rings enclosed with red-brown pigment, and a register of radiating tongues around the shoulder, and solid brown pigment on the handle and spout. Size: 2.625" W x 2.8" H (6.7 cm x 7.1 cm)

In antiquity, Corinth was wealthy and believed to be blessed by the gods, in great part due to its natural springs that flowed across its fertile plain. It was a cosmopolitan city that engaged in a great deal of trade with neighbors and other polities, near and far. Vessels like this one have been found in great quantities in graves around Corinth.

For a stylistically similar example, please see The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 61.11.12.

Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection; ex-William Froelich collection, New York, USA, acquired in the 1970s

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#152727 Dimensions: Condition Report: Repaired from multiple pieces, with restoration to areas of upper body, shoulder, neck, handle, and spout, and clear stabilization material on top half of vessel. Minor nicks and abrasions to base, body, handle, and spout, with light fading to areas of original pigmentation. Decorative motifs still visible and colorful.