Olpe (Etrusco-Corinthian black-figure ware)
620 BCE-600 BCE
Medium
earthenware
Measurements
26.4 × 15.9 × 14.8 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1961
© Public Domain
Gallery location
18th Century Decorative Arts - Gandel Hall Costume Corridor
Level 2, NGV International
About this work
An olpe is a type of oenochoe, or wine jug. This one is an excellent example of a local Etruscan imitation of a Corinthian import. The single band of decoration depicts a panther, a lion and a goat, all facing right and confronted by another lion facing left. The unusual depiction of the lions’ heads suggests that the artist had never seen a real lion and was copying other artists’ representations.
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Etruria, Italy
Accession Number
269-D5
Department
Antiquities
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Digitisation Champion Dame Carol Colburn-Grigor CBE through Metal Manufactures Limited