Terracotta thymiaterion (incense burner)

Stuttgart Group

ca. 325–300 BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

On the shaft, seated Eros. On the top, head of a woman As with the adjacent thymiaterion in the Gnathian technique (26.60.74), the shape here is strongly articulated, and the decoration combines figural and ornamental motifs. The traditional red-figure painting appears sober indeed compared to the rococo effect of the Gnathian piece.

Artist

Stuttgart Group

Date

ca. 325–300 BCE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Greek, South Italian, Apulian

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1906