Rim fragment of a large terracotta vessel

Unknown

3rd century BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Like so much of black-glaze pottery, this piece imitates a metal prototype. Metal vessels with handles modeled in the form of sleeping youths were sometimes used as cinerary urns. See, for example, the bronze handle 28.57.13 in this case.

Artist

Unknown

Date

3rd century BCE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Etruscan

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Purchase, Arthur Darby Nock Bequest, in memory of Gisela M. A. Richter, 1980