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This spout displays the high degree of Hellenism seen in many examples of Parthian art. The mustache and beard were originally inlaid with shiny iron pyrites, pieces of which are still visible in the beard. The central parting of the hair is a distinctly Parthian feature also found on coins. The long, thin face and prominent nose suggest the likeness of an actual individual.
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Title: Spout in the form of a man's head
Period: Parthian
Date: ca. 1st–2nd century CE
Geography: Iran
Culture: Parthian
Medium: Ceramic, glaze
Dimensions: 8 9/16 in. × 6 in. × 6 3/16 in. (21.8 × 15.3 × 15.7 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Walter Hauser, 1956
Object Number: 56.56
"Iranian Ceramics." Asia House, New York, October–December 1963.
“The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Selections from the Collection of the Ancient Near East Department,” MOA Museum of Art, Atami, Japan, The Aiche Prefectural Art Gallery, Nagoya, Japan, The Seibu Museum of Art, Tokyo, Japan, 1983.
“The Year One: Art of the Ancient World East and West,” The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, October 3, 2000–January 14, 2001.
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