Terracotta deep bowl
The deep bowl originated in metal during the Hellenistic period and was reinterpreted in clay quickly and widely. The bust represents Dionysos, god of wine, an appropriately frequent subject for a drinking vessel. Pottery of this type is conventionally known as Calenian, after Cales, a site in Campania. Recent studies indicate that there were numerous centers of production in Italy and wide distribution to both the west and the east.
Artwork Details
- Title: Terracotta deep bowl
- Period: Hellenistic
- Date: late 3rd–early 2nd century BCE
- Culture: Greek, South Italian, Campanian, Calenian
- Medium: Terracotta
- Dimensions: H. 2 15/16 in. (7.5 cm); diameter 6 3/8 in. (16.2 cm)
- Classification: Vases
- Credit Line: The Bothmer Purchase Fund, 2001
- Object Number: 2001.731
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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