Terracotta mug in the form of a woman's head

Attributed to Class G: The London Class of Head Vases

ca. 500–490 BCE

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 157

The ease with which Attic potters and painters moved between shapes and between figural and foliate iconography is evident in this work. Above the head is a cuff embellished with a palmette ornament typical of cups and pots at the turn of the fifth century B.C. In the present context, the effect is that of a floral diadem or polos (headdress).

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Title: Terracotta mug in the form of a woman's head
Artist: Attributed to Class G: The London Class of Head Vases
Period: Archaic
Date: ca. 500–490 BCE
Culture: Greek, Attic
Medium: Terracotta; red-figure
Dimensions: H.: 7 3/8 in. (18.7 cm)
Classification: Vases
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1906
Object Number: 06.1021.205
Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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