Chous (Toy Pitcher)

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Chous (Toy Pitcher)

Greek; AthensLinkedCulture matchlcp-96247048df89

Date
440-420 BCE
Medium
Terracotta, red-figure
Culture
Athens
Department
Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
Institution
Art Institute of Chicago
Object ID
87657

Toward the end of the 5th century BCE, Athenian potters and painters created a large number of miniature oinochoai (sing. oinochoe), or pitchers, decorated with children at play or imitating adults. It is thought that they were given to the youngest members of the family during the Anthesteria, a three-day celebration of the new vintage of wine and the arrival of spring. These little vessels are called choes (sing. chous), which means libations, after the name of the second day of the festival. Children took part in the festival but did not imbibe wine. On this example, a half-grown youth grabs the branch of a leafless tree with his left hand and extends his free hand to welcome a younger boy pulling a small cart.

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Gift of Martin A. Ryerson through The Antiquarian Society
Provenance
Alphonse van Branteghem, Brussels; sold, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, May 30-June 1, 1892, lot 133, to Martin A. Ryerson (1856-1932), Chicago; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1907.

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