Terracotta fragments of a pot; unglazed on the inside

Unknown

460–440 BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

One fragment depicts the head and right shoulder of a wreathed, bearded man, looking to left, wearing a himation; a second fragment has at the top, a band of tongues; below, head and neck of a woman to left, with her hair tied up in a fillet; a third fragment has the head, neck, and shoulders of a draped figure to left; the glaze on all three fragments is almost completely worn off

Artist

Unknown

Date

460–440 BCE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Greek, Attic

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Gift of Dietrich von Bothmer, Distinguished Research Curator, Greek and Roman Art, 2011