Inv. n°: MMoCA343

Roman Bronze Oinochoe

The handle with a horse protome at the upper terminus and a gorgoneion at the lower. Tradionally the gorgoneion was a protective device and its presence on wine vessels doubtless served as a deterrent to poisoning.

h. 24.8 x w. 12.5 cm

1st century BC - 1st century AD

Bronze

Provenance

  • Ex. French Collection acquired in Paris, France, April 2011
  • Acquired by Royal-Athena Galleries at F. de Ricqlés Sale, Drouot, Paris, 22-23 April 2001, lot 692
  • Acquired at Royal-Athena Galleries, New York, 24th June 2009, RPJ61

Publications

  • F. de Riqlés Sale, Drouot, Paris, 22-23 April 2001, p. 148, lot 692
  • J. M. Eisenberg, Art of the Ancient World, Royal-Athena Galleries, 2002, vol. X, p. 23, fig. 39
  • J. Spier, "Roman Bronzes" in M. Merrony (ed.), Mougins Museum of Classical Art, France, 2011, p. 137, fig. 23
  • C. Dauphin, Animals in the Ancient World. The Levett Bestiary, Levett Collection Series 2, France, 2014, p. 105
  • C. Dauphin, Les Animaux dans le Monde Antique. Le Bestiaire Levett, Serie Collection Levett 2, France, 2016, p. 94

Exhibitions

  • Musée d'Art Classique de Mougins (MACM), Mougins, France, from June 2011

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