Terracotta vase in the form of a sleeping Black African youth
The sleeping boy's nakedness and exhausted state suggest that he is a servant. Vases of this shape probably held perfumed oils.
Artwork Details
- Title: Terracotta vase in the form of a sleeping Black African youth
- Period: Hellenistic
- Date: ca. 3rd–2nd century BCE
- Culture: Cypriot
- Medium: Terracotta
- Dimensions: H. 8 3/16 in. (20.8 cm)
- Classification: Vases
- Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
- Object Number: 74.51.2263
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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