M0016194: Three Greek oinochoe decorated in red figure technique, late 5th to early 4th century BC

Previous title, replaced March 2022: Two Greek Oinochoe one showing a draped figure holding a strigil and another draped figure on the neck.

Previous title, replaced March 2022: Greek Oinochoe, red figure technique - design similar to Attic

Three Greek oinochoe. The first shows a male figure holding a strigil standing between two cloaked figures. It was purchased at auction by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum in 1923 and accessioned in 1946 (accession number R224/1946). The second shows a male figure holding a strigil standing between two cloaked figures. It was purchased at auction by the Museum in 1924 and accessioned in 1936 (accession number R327/1936). The third shows a female figure holding a strigil and a second figure above on the neck. It was purchased at auction in 1923 and accessioned in 1936 (accession number R396/1936). None of the items are held by Wellcome Collection.

1957

1 photograph glass plate negative; 10.2 x 12.7 cm

Wellcome Collection holds the accession registers which provide entries for the items: accession number R224/1946, R327/1936 and R396/1936

Copyright is held by Wellcome Collection

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2021.

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.