Terracotta amphoriskos (flask) in the form of a bird-man

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late 5th century BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

This extraordinary vase of a bird-man, of high technical quality, is unique among the examples of Attic black-glazed pottery known today. It almost certainly relates to Aristophanes' well-known comedy The Birds (first produced in 415/414 B.C.) and may represent the costume that would have been worn by members of the chorus in the fifth century B.C.

Artist

Unknown

Date

late 5th century BCE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Greek, Attic

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Purchase, Mr. and Mrs. Christos G. Bastis Gift, 1999