Terracotta alabastron (perfume vase)
Two archers with dog hunting a feline
The archers in their oriental garb are connected with the Amazons who appear on white alabastra at the very end of the sixth century B.C. It is likely that the iconography evokes the exotic fragrance contained within the vase.
The archers in their oriental garb are connected with the Amazons who appear on white alabastra at the very end of the sixth century B.C. It is likely that the iconography evokes the exotic fragrance contained within the vase.
Artwork Details
- Title: Terracotta alabastron (perfume vase)
- Artist: Related to the Group of the Paidikos Alabastra
- Period: Archaic
- Date: ca. 510–500 BCE
- Culture: Greek, Attic
- Medium: Terracotta; white-ground
- Dimensions: H. 7 1/8 in. (18.1 cm)
- Classification: Vases
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1922
- Object Number: 22.139.27
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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