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51. Oinochoe

Accession Number 2003.167
Dimensions H. 5.8, Diam. rim 2.8, max. Diam. 3.7 cm; Wt. 32.33 g
Date Late fourth–early third centuries BCE
Production Area Eastern Mediterranean, possibly Rhodes
Material Translucent dark blue and opaque white and turquoise glass
Modeling Technique and Decoration Core-formed; applied handle, rim-disk, base, and unmarvered and marvered threads
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Condition

Intact. Condition is good, with a few abrasions, and there are some small areas of discoloration and iridescence.

Description

Translucent dark blue ground; opaque white and turquoise décor. Trefoil rim-disk; cylindrical neck; convex shoulder; straight-sided cylindrical body tapering toward the bottom; low circular pad-base, asymmetrical, uneven, and slightly concave on its underside. A dark blue strap handle extends from the shoulder to beneath the rim.

An unmarvered turquoise thread is wound around the rim and spirally wound three times along the neck. On the body, two marvered threads—one turquoise and one white, appearing yellow in areas—are spirally wound five times and dragged downward, forming a festoon pattern. Around the base is wound an unmarvered turquoise thread.

Comments and Comparanda

See comments on cat. 48. For the classification of this particular oinochoe, see , class II:A, oinochoe form II:1 subclass with upright festoon and not feathering; see Toronto, ROM 950.157.15 (, p. 118, fig. 74).

Provenance

By 1974–1988, Erwin Oppenländer, 1901–1988 (Waiblingen, Germany), by inheritance to his son, Gert Oppenländer, 1988; 1988–2003, Gert Oppenländer (Waiblingen, Germany), sold to the J. Paul Getty Museum, 2003

Bibliography

, p. 54, no. 120; p. 53, plate no. 120.

Exhibitions

Gläser der Antike: Sammlung Erwin Oppenländer (Hamburg and Cologne, 1974–1975)