Terracotta aryballos (perfume vase) in the form of a monkey
Small figural vases found great favor in the East Greek world. This vase in the form of a monkey is seated in a thoroughly human way with an acute though somewhat melancholy glance.
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Small figural vases found great favor in the East Greek world. This vase in the form of a monkey is seated in a thoroughly human way with an acute though somewhat melancholy glance.
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Title: Terracotta aryballos (perfume vase) in the form of a monkey
Period: Archaic
Date: 1st quarter of the 6th century BCE
Culture: Rhodian
Medium: Terracotta
Dimensions: H. 3 11/16 in. (9.3 cm)
Classification: Vases
Credit Line: Purchase, Sandra Brue Gift, 1992
Accession Number: 1992.11.2
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