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Faience double-spouted vessel in the form of a kneeling woman holding a jar

late 7th–early 6th century BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 152
The woman wears a heavy Egyptianizing wig, and indications of a leopard skin run down her back. A palm capital on her head serves as one spout, and the open-mouthed frog perched on the jar serves as the other. Most vessels of this type have been found on Rhodes.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Faience double-spouted vessel in the form of a kneeling woman holding a jar
  • Period: Archaic
  • Date: late 7th–early 6th century BCE
  • Culture: East Greek
  • Medium: Faience
  • Dimensions: Overall: 4 1/2 x 1 9/16in. (11.4 x 4cm)
    diameter 2 1/8in. (5.4cm)
  • Classification: Miscellaneous-Faience
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Malcolm H. Wiener Gift and Anonymous Gift, 1996
  • Object Number: 1996.164
  • Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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