Jug in the form of a young man's head
The form of this jug is very similar to that of an Etruscan bronze jug now in the Louvre Museum; both probably derive from Greek terracottas of the 5th century B.C.
Artwork Details
- Title: Jug in the form of a young man's head
- Factory: Josiah Wedgwood and Sons (British, Etruria, Staffordshire, 1759–present)
- Factory owner: Period of Josiah Wedgwood (British, Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent 1730–1795 Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent)
- Modeler: Anthony Keeling (working ca. 1750–1800)
- Date: ca. 1785–90
- Culture: British, Etruria, Staffordshire
- Medium: Black basalt ware
- Dimensions: Height: 11 1/2 in. (29.2 cm)
- Classification: Ceramics-Pottery
- Credit Line: Gift of Frank K. Sturgis, 1932
- Object Number: 32.95.14
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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