Terracotta vase with janiform heads
Vases with janiform (back-to-back) heads were produced by Athenian potters near the end of the sixth century B.C. The heads usually provide a contrasting juxtaposition: for example, a satyr paired with a maenad or Herakles with Omphale. This Etruscan vase is unique because both heads are made from the same mold but are painted to appear different, one representing a satyr with pointed ears and a beard, the other a Black African man. The neck and handle of the vase are similar to a type of Italic lekythos (oil flask).
Artwork Details
- Title: Terracotta vase with janiform heads
- Period: Late Classical
- Date: 4th century BCE
- Culture: Etruscan
- Medium: Terracotta
- Dimensions: H. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm)
- Classification: Vases
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1906
- Object Number: 06.1021.204
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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Tondo Group
ca. 325–300 BCE
Restituted
Etruscan
late 6th century BCE
Greek, South Italian, Campanian
4th century BCE
Greek, Attic
late 10th–early 9th century BCE
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mid-4th century BCE
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