Epichysis
late 4th century BCE (Early Hellenistic)
terracotta; black glaze with paint
(Roman Empire )
(Roman Empire )
Flowers, tongues, garlands of leaves, and vertical lines decorate this jug. The handle was repaired and probably is not original.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Don Marcello Massarenti Collection, Rome [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1902, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Italy, Apulia (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H to spout: 3 1/8 × Diam: 2 3/8 × H with handle: 4 in. (7.9 × 6.1 × 10.1 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters with the Massarenti Collection, 1902
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
48.107