ID: 700007124 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700007124	Record Type: Movable Work
Images: 1

Fragmentary Oinochoe (oinochoe; Unknown Greek (Ptolemaic) (Greek (Ptolemaic) Artist); about 243 - 221 BCE; J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Villa (Malibu, Los Angeles...; 96.AI.58)

Note: The oinochoe is not complete; it lacks its neck and mouth. Around the body is a scene of a woman standing between an altar and a pillar. Her body faces the viewer but her head is turned in profile to the viewer's left. She wears a chiton below a himation. Her hair is arranged in a melon coiffure, and the back of her head is covered by a veil that also drapes over her left shoulder. The channel in her hair above her forehead may once have been gilded to represent her tainia. In the crook of her arm rests a cornucopia. Behind the woman is a pillar, and before her a small altar, both decorated with garlands. Inscribed on the altar is "theôn euergetôn" - "of the benefactor gods", and above it, on the shoulder of the vase, "Berenikês Basilissês agathês tuchês" - "for the good fortune of queen Berenike." The woman pours a libation of wine from the phiale she holds in her right hand. The woman performing the ritual may be identified as the Ptolemaic Queen Berenike II (ca. 273-221 B.C.)

Titles:

Fragmentary Oinochoe (preferred,C,U,RP,English-P,U,U)

Queen's Vase with Berenike II (C,U,English,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

oinochoe [300198866] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name), Containers (hierarchy name), containers (receptacles), <containers by form>, vessels (containers))

Classifications:

vessels / containers (preferred)

Creation Date: about 243 - 221 BCE

Creator Display:

Unknown Greek (Ptolemaic) (Greek (Ptolemaic) Artist) [preferred,JPGM]

unknown Ptolemaic (Ptolemaic cultural designation) [500204100]

Locations:

Current: J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Villa (Malibu, Los Angeles county, California, United States) [500125181] J. Paul Getty Museum, J. Paul Getty Trust, Corporate Bodies (Corp. Body)

Repository Numbers: 96.AI.58

Other: Creation: Miṣr [7016833] Africa (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)

Display Materials: Faience

	faience (composite material) [300265183]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, combination inorganic/organic material, composite material)

Dimensions: Object: H: 22.2 cm (8 3/4 in.). Diam.: 14 cm (5 1/2 in.)

Cultures:

Greek (preferred)

Ptolemaic

Style/Period/Group/Movement:

	Hellenistic [300020101] (preferred,style)
	.....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <styles| periods| and cultures by region>, Early Western World, Mediterranean (Early Western World), Aegean, Aegean periods, Ancient Greek (culture or style))

General Subject:

human figures (preferred)

utilitarian objects

Specific Subjects:

	Berenike II (Ancient Egyptian queen, ca. 269-221 BCE) [500354968]
	.....(Non-Artists) (ULAN)

	altar (religious fixture) [300003725]
	.....(Objects Facet, Components (hierarchy name), components (objects parts), <components by specific context>, architectural elements, <architectural elements by building type>, religious building fixtures, <altars and altar components>) (AAT)

	cornucopia (motif) [300303413]
	.....(Objects Facet, Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name), Containers (hierarchy name), containers (receptacles), <containers by function or context>) (AAT)

	phiale [300198871]
	.....(Objects Facet, Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name), Containers (hierarchy name), containers (receptacles), <containers by form>, vessels (containers)) (AAT)

	pillar (structural element) [300264605]
	.....(Objects Facet, Components (hierarchy name), components (objects parts), <components by specific context>, architectural elements, <structural elements and components for structural elements>, structural elements, <supporting and resisting elements>) (AAT)

	ritual (event) [300065284]
	.....(Activities Facet, Events (hierarchy name), events (activities), cultural events) (AAT)

Inscriptions: Inscription: Inscribed on the altar, "theôn euergetôn" - "of the benefactor gods". Inscribed above the altar (on the shoulder of the vase), " Berenikês Basilissês agathês tuchês" - "for the good fortune of queen Berenike"

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Movable Works

.......... Movable Works by class: decorative and utilitarian works

Sources and Contributors:
Fragmentary Oinochoe	........ [JPGM,VP]
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)
Queen's Vase with Berenike II	........ [JPGM]
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)

Subject: ....... [JPGM,VP]

Note:
English	..... [JPGM]
	..... J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)