Terracotta fragments of a pot; glazed on the inside
One fragment depicts the head, and part of the upper torso of a woman to right, with a crown on her head, wearing a himation with a patterned border, draped over her head and around her body; back of the head and neck of a filleted youth to right wearing a himation; a second fragment shows the head, neck, and part of the upper torso of a bearded man to right, wearing a fur cap, a chitoniskos, and a patterned over garment (animal skin?)
Artwork Details
- Title: Terracotta fragments of a pot; glazed on the inside
- Period: Classical
- Date: 460–450 BCE
- Culture: Greek, Attic
- Medium: Terracotta; red-figure
- Classification: Vases
- Credit Line: Gift of Dietrich von Bothmer, Distinguished Research Curator, Greek and Roman Art, 2011
- Object Number: 2011.604.2.2016a, b
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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