An oenochoe, also spelled oinochoe, is a wine

Wine

Wine is an alcoholic beverage, made of fermented fruit juice, usually from grapes. The natural chemical balance of grapes lets them ferment without the addition of sugars, acids, enzymes, or other nutrients. Grape wine is produced by fermenting crushed grapes using various types of yeast. Yeast...

 jug

Jug (container)

A jug is a type of container used to hold liquid. It has an opening, often narrow, from which to pour or drink, and nearly always has a handle. One could imagine a jug being made from nearly any watertight material, but most jugs throughout history have been made from clay, glass, or plastic...

 and a key form of Greek pottery. There are many different forms of Oenochoe. The earliest is the olpe (ὀλπή) and has an S-shaped profile from head to foot.

Oenochoe may be decorated or undecorated. Oenochoe typically have only one handle at the back and may include a trefoil

Trefoil

Trefoil is a graphic form composed of the outline of three overlapping rings used in architecture and Christian symbolism...

 pouring spout.

The Greek Oenochoe was normally of painted terracotta pottery but metal Oenochoe are also found.

External links

• Silver Oinochoe From the "Tomb of Philip" at Vergina