Oinochoe
As Oinochoe ( ancient Greek : ἡ οἰνοχόη he oinochoe - wine jug ) refers to an ancient Greek pottery type. It is a small jug with a handle and a clover-leaf (" clover leaf ") or round opening.
Oinochoen have been used to pour wine from the crater since the Cretan culture in ancient Greece . This is reflected in the numerous images of Dionysus as well as satyrs and maenads that can be found on the surviving specimens.
They were made in very different variants, but two main types can be distinguished: In one variant, the neck is clearly separated from the belly (this also includes the Olpe and the Chous as special shapes), while the other has a continuous curve as a very flowing contour having. The latter type was made in one piece (apart from the handle), the handle, body and neck of the former were each made separately.
literature
- 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 , pp. 146, 152f.
- Joseph Veach Noble: The Techniques of Painted Attic Pottery. Thames & Hudson, London 1988, p. 54 f.
- 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, pp. 118 f.
