# Aeneas and Anchises Oinochoe Greek Red Figure Vase Imported from Greece 11H ## An Aeneas Greek Vase Where a Son Carries His Father A bearded hero bends forward with an old man riding on his back. Greek letters beside him appear to spell his name, Aineias, the Greek form of Aeneas. This **Aeneas Greek vase** is a hand spun terracotta oinochoe, or wine jug, from Greece. It stands 11 in tall. Orange figures stand on a mottled black ground. Gold-yellow touches mark the headbands and lettering. A tall strap handle curls over a flared rim, and two metal seals hang from it. **\*\*THE ITEM PICTURED IS THE ITEM YOU WILL RECEIVE / ONLY 1 AVAILABLE\*\*** ### Product Details - Material: Terracotta, hand spun on the wheel - Origin: Made in Greece - Certification: Greek Ministry pewter seal - Dimensions: 11 in H x 5.5 in W x 5.5 in L - Weight: 2.3 lbs - Original pattern: about 460 BCE, copy signed by P. Vaglis - Style: Attic red figure - Status: No longer manufactured, and this vase is over 30 years old - Product number: B013 ### Aeneas and Anchises Leave the City Aeneas holds a spear low in one hand and carries his aged father Anchises on his back. Anchises wears a cloak and a gold headband. A woman in a long dotted robe and a gold diadem walks behind them. She is likely Creusa, the wife of Aeneas. A crested warrior with a snake on his round shield strides ahead. Aeneas was the son of Anchises and the goddess Aphrodite. When the Greeks took Troy, he escaped with his father on his shoulders. As an Aeneas and Anchises vase, this oinochoe pictures the moment the family leaves. ### A Story Athens Painted Before Rome Told It Athenian painters showed this flight in the late sixth century BCE. The Metropolitan Museum holds a black-figure neck-amphora of that date with the same subject. Roman writers, above all Virgil, later made Aeneas the ancestor of the Romans. As a fall of Troy vase, this copy shows one quiet moment from the sack. ### Who Leads the Way Boston holds a calyx krater of about 470 to 460 BCE with the same escape. There Creusa follows Aeneas, and a warrior leads the way. The museum notes that this figure may be Ascanius, the son of Aeneas, or Hermes in the boy's guise. The crested warrior here plays the same part. No lettering near him names him. ### Palmettes and a Wine Jug An oinochoe is a wine jug. Servers dipped it into a large mixing bowl and poured wine into cups. This Greek oinochoe vase was made for the table. In red-figure painting, the figures keep the color of the clay and the painter fills the background with black. Fine brush lines draw the hair, beards, and folds of cloth. White dots pattern the robes. Palmette and tendril scrolls with spirals fill the rest of the body, including the side under the handle. A band of tongues circles the shoulder. A Greek key meander with cross panels circles the lower body. ### Copied from Museum Pattern Books This Greek oinochoe vase is a hand painted copy. The base marks it as hand painted by **P. Vaglis**, after an Attic oinochoe of 460 BCE. Workshops in Greece reproduce these vases after pattern books of pieces held in Greek museums. This copy is not one of a kind. It is very high quality and over 30 years old. Before export, the Greek Ministry of Culture applied the metal seal on the handle. See more painted vessels in our [Greek vase collection](https://www.museumize.com/collections/vases-greek). You can also browse our [Greek and Roman collection](https://www.museumize.com/collections/culture-greek-roman). ### Display and Care At 11 in tall and 2.3 lbs, this Aeneas Greek vase sits well on a shelf, mantel, or table. Keep it away from edges. Dust it with a dry, soft brush. ### Athenian Red-Figure Workshops Red-figure painting began in Athens in the late sixth century BCE. It followed black-figure, where painters cut details into black figures. Red-figure let them draw faces, beards, and cloth with a brush. That suits a crowded scene like this flight from Troy. ## For More Reading from the Web - See the same escape on a Boston krater, with Creusa behind and a warrior leading: [Mixing Bowl (Calyx Krater) with Scenes from the Fall of Troy - Museum of Fine Arts, Boston](https://collections.mfa.org/objects/153660/mixing-bowl-calyx-krater-with-scenes-from-the-fall-of-troy) - Compare a black-figure version from the late sixth century, painted a generation earlier: [Terracotta Neck-Amphora (Jar) - The Metropolitan Museum of Art](https://metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/254342) - Learn how Athenian painters made figures turn black or stay clay-colored in the kiln: [Athenian Vase Painting: Black- and Red-Figure Techniques - The Metropolitan Museum of Art](https://www.metmuseum.org/essays/athenian-vase-painting-black-and-red-figure-techniques) ## Details - **Price:** 450.0 USD - **Vendor:** Museum Reproductions Of Greece - **Type:** Vases Greek - **Tags:** culture-greek-roman, in-stock-museum-gift-store, material-terracotta, size-medium-12-to-23-in, vases-greek ## Variants | Variant | Price | Available | |---------|-------|-----------| | Default Title | 450.00 USD | In stock | ## Images - Aeneas and Anchises Oinochoe Greek Red Figure Vase Imported from Greece 11H - Aeneas and Anchises Oinochoe Greek Red Figure Vase Imported from Greece 11H - Aeneas and Anchises Oinochoe Greek Red Figure Vase Imported from Greece 11H - Aeneas and Anchises Oinochoe Greek Red Figure Vase Imported from Greece 11H - Aeneas and Anchises Oinochoe Greek Red Figure Vase Imported from Greece 11H - Aeneas and Anchises Oinochoe Greek Red Figure Vase Imported from Greece 11H - Aeneas and Anchises Oinochoe Greek Red Figure Vase Imported from Greece 11H --- > Source: [Museumize.com](https://www.museumize.com/products/aeneas-anchises-greek-vase) > Updated: 2026-11-13