Terracotta inscribed alabastron (perfume vase)

Unknown

ca. 600 BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Frieze: sphinx, lions, and birds Decorated with a large striding sphinx accompanied by smaller lions and birds, this delicate vase is notable for the Etruscan inscription incised on its rim: "I am the gift of Licinius Hersinaeus."

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 600 BCE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Etruscan, Etrusco-Corinthian

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Fletcher Fund, 1926