Chous

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Apulian - red-figure chous of the Felton painter , phlyak vase with scene from a satyr play , around 370/360 BC Chr.

The Chous (Χοῦς, also Chus ; from χέω, pour; plural Choes ) is an ancient Greek vase shape.

The Chous was built towards the end of the 6th century BC. Developed. Like the type I oinochoe , this form of a bulbous oinochoe developed from an olpe with a three-leaved mouth. Unlike all other shamrocks , the Chous never had rotelles . At the beginning of the 5th century BC The form was rarely painted figuratively, around 460 to 450 BC. Chr. Was again extensively experimented with the shape. Their wedding was in the second half of the century. During the Anthesteries Festival , the chous was the unit of measure (3.28 liters) for participants in drinking contests. Twelve cots corresponded to a chous, and twelve choes made up a meter . A smaller version of this shape is the choosen .

A group of Greek vase painters ( Choes group ) was named after the Chous .

literature

  • Adrienne Lezzi-Hafter : The Shuvalov Painter. A jug workshop from the Parthenon period (= research on ancient ceramics . Row 2: Kerameus. Vol. 2). von Zabern, Mainz 1976, ISBN 3-8053-0080-8 , p. 13.
  • Wolfgang Schiering : The Greek clay pots. Shape, purpose and change of form (= Gebr.-Mann-Studio-series ). 2nd, significantly changed and expanded edition. Mann, Berlin 1983, ISBN 3-7861-1325-4 , p. 142.
  • Andrew J. Clark, Maya Elston, Mary Louise Hart: Understanding Greek Vases. A Guide to Terms, Styles, and Techniques. J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles 2002, p. 118.