Terracotta jar

Unknown

2nd–3rd century CE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

The molded figures on the body of this container can be identified as Dionysus standing and Silenus riding on a donkey. The jar is a rare, but not unheard of, example of eastern pottery imported into Italy.

Artist

Unknown

Date

2nd–3rd century CE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1906