Terracotta fragment of a closed shape

first quarter of the 4th century BCE

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 157

Part of the head, right ear, right cheek, and neck of a woman to right, with her hair tied up in a sakkos, with an earring in added white

Artwork Details

Overview

Provenance

Title: Terracotta fragment of a closed shape
Artist: Attributed to the Black Fury Group ? [DvB]
Period: Classical
Date: first quarter of the 4th century BCE
Culture: Greek, South Italian, Apulian
Medium: Terracotta; red-figure
Classification: Vases
Credit Line: Gift of Dietrich von Bothmer, Distinguished Research Curator, Greek and Roman Art, 2011
Object Number: 2011.604.12.3
Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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