Red-figure oinochoe (wine jug); woman seated, Eros (Latin: Cupid) and woman. Eros brings the seated woman box and sash; the maid or companion turns to caress a water-bird. Repaired from fragments, chip missing from rim of spout; palmettes on handle side of body jug.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Orvieto, Umbria, Central Italy
Culture or time period:
Etruscan
Collector:
Arthur L. Frothingham
Materials:
Ceramic (material)
Person depicted:
Eros (Greek deity)
Object type:
archaeology
Accession date:
February 4, 1902
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Loans:
S1960-1961 #10: San Francisco State University (February 16, 1961–May 1, 1961)