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Food and Drink ➔ Olpe
Identifier:
113432Description:
Incised and painted pottery wine vessel. Loop handle, concentric geometric bandings incised with archaic animals including a griffin and gazelle.Wine vessels like this were widely used and imitated throughout ancient Greece and western Mediterranean. This particular vessel embodies the cross-cultural exchange of ideas at the time, incorporating both Corinthian and Etruscan design elements. The single band of animals on the belly of the olpe, for example, and the extensive use of fish-scale pattern, reflect Etruscan imitation of earlier Corinthian pottery designs.
Date:
625 BCE – 575 BCEMaterials:
CeramicDimensions:
15.5" hCurrent Location Status:
In StorageSource:
Museum PurchaseExhibit/Program:
Early People Hall (1940 – 1994)Related Entities:
American Art Galleries (donor) Melissa Morison (identified by)Associate Professor of Roman and Greek archaeology at Grand Valley State University. Dr. Morison is an expert in Roman and Greek pottery, ceramic technology, and petrography. Bice Peruzzi (identified by)
Visitng Instructor at Grand Valley State University. Ms. Peruzzi is a Ph.D. Candidate in Classical Archaeology at the University of Cincinnati. She is an expert in archaeology of the Italian peninsula, in particular Apulia and Etruria; Burial customs and society; Ceramic studies: production, uses, iconography, and meanings of pottery found in private and public contexts.