© Museu Comarcal de l'Urgell-Tàrrega
Omeka ID 1233
Molí d’Espígol
Protohistory and Iberian world

small oenochoe

MCUT 3030

Object type
oinochoe
Production date
-250 / -200
Fabric
common Iberian oxidized pottery
Museum
Museu Comarcal de l'Urgell-Tàrrega
Culture
Protohistory and Iberian world
Discovery location
Molí d’Espígol
Materials
pottery
Township
Tornabous (Europa, Espanya, Catalunya, Lleida, Urgell)
Technique
wheel-thrown
Where is it?
Exposició permanent
Dimensions
108 x 105 mm
Description
Small oenochoe with a globular body and raised vertical handle with a tape cross-section. It is an Iberian pottery production of between 250-200 BC. Although the best represented oenochoe in the Ilergetes world have a cylindrical body, there are others that can also adopt various solutions with regard to body shape (globular, pear-shaped); however, the format tends to be large. The uniqueness of this small oenochoe is its size, which would lead us to relate it with the service of special or important liquids or even a ritual use (libations?). This piece was found on Floor 24 of the Iberian city of Molí d'Espígol, in the final abandonment level of the settlement around 200 BC