Terracotta perfume flask in the shape of a shoe
The object consists of a small alabastron (perfume vase) that has been inserted into the opening of the shoe. The name inscribed on the side, Hekataiou, gives the name of the owner, a man named Hekataios.
Artwork Details
- Title: Terracotta perfume flask in the shape of a shoe
- Period: Late Hellenistic
- Date: 1st century BCE
- Culture: Lydian
- Medium: Terracotta
- Dimensions: 2 3/8in. (6.1cm)
- Classification: Vases
- Credit Line: Gift of the American Society for the Excavation of Sardis, 1926
- Object Number: 26.164.10
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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East Greek, Rhodian
ca. 550–500 BCE
Lydian
6th century BCE
Lydian
6th century BCE
Lydian
6th century BCE
Lydian
6th century BCE
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