Terracotta jug

Unknown

1st half of 1st century CE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

This jug is attributed to one of the workshops producing lead-glazed vessels at Tarsus in southeast Asia Minor. Most of the production was devoted to making drinking cups, and this is a rare example of a different shape that was clearly much influenced by contemporary metalwork.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1st half of 1st century CE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Roman, Asia Minor, Tarsus

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1945