Terracotta thymiaterion (incense burner)

Unknown

ca. 350–325 BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Two Nikai (personifications of Victory) The early phase of Gnathian pottery is distinguished by a wide range of colors, well represented by this piece. At the top of the shaft, between leaves in relief, appear the Nikai, also in relief, with pink drapery and various tonalities of yellow on their hair and feathers.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 350–325 BCE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Greek, South Italian, Apulian, Gnathian

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Fletcher Fund, 1926