Terracotta vase in the form of a pomegranate
The pomegranate occurs with some frequency in early Greek art and mythology. Because of its large edible seeds, the fruit is associated with life and rebirth.
Artwork Details
- Title: Terracotta vase in the form of a pomegranate
- Period: Geometric
- Date: 8th century BCE
- Culture: Greek, Attic
- Medium: Terracotta
- Dimensions: H. 4 in. (10.2 cm)
diameter 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm) - Classification: Vases
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1912
- Object Number: 12.229.8
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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4th century BCE
late 10th–early 9th century BCE
mid-4th century BCE
Attributed to a painter of the Princeton Group
ca. 540–530 BCE
4th quarter of the 6th century BCE
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