Jug in the form of a young man's head
Josiah Wedgwood and Sons|Josiah Wedgwood|Anthony Keeling
ca. 1785–90 · Black basalt ware · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
The form of this jug is very similar to that of an Etruscan bronze jug now in the Louvre Museum; both probably derive from Greek terracottas of the 5th century B.C.
- Artist
- Josiah Wedgwood and Sons|Josiah Wedgwood|Anthony Keeling
- Date
- ca. 1785–90
- Medium
- Black basalt ware
- Culture
- British, Etruria, Staffordshire
- Department
- European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
- Credit line
- Gift of Frank K. Sturgis, 1932
