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Black-Figure Oinochoe (Wine Jug): Hercle (Herakles) and Pholos; Cattle (of Geryon?)
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This oinochoe or wine pitcher is a type of pottery made by the Etruscans or pre-Italic peoples.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineBlack-Figure Oinochoe (Wine Jug): Hercle (Herakles) and Pholos; Cattle (of Geryon?), c. 520 BCE. Attributed to Tityos Painter (Etruscan, active at Vulci c. 530–510 BCE). Ceramic; diameter: 19.9 cm (7 13/16 in.); overall: 31.3 cm (12 5/16 in.); diameter of foot: 9.9 cm (3 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1986.88