Terracotta aryballos (perfume vase) in the form of a human figure

Unknown

ca. 640–625 BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Dressed in a short-sleeved tunic and a mantle, one end thrown over his left shoulder. Original pigment can be made out in his black hair, his mantle, red with a border of black dots. There are two string holes on either side of the head for suspension.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 640–625 BCE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Greek, Corinthian

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Fletcher Fund, 1930