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| Keywords: Greek - Aryballos in the Form of Head of an African - Walters 482017 - Three Quarter Left.jpg This aryballos is in the shape of an African head It has a hemispherical mouth with a straight support rectangular in section on either side The mouth is glazed black outside and inside and is painted with red over black on top of the rim The supports are painted black on three sides and red over black on the outside The body is painted black The back of the head is smooth the lips are red the irises of the eyes are white the interior of the ears are white and red Added clay dots for the hair are painted red with slight traces of white The piece has an oval base with a reserved underside and a red band on the outside at the bottom of the vessel There is not another head vase known quite like this one The date of the vase is difficult to determine for the form of the mouth and its supports are typical of examples from the late archaic but the modelling of the face in respect to style is not far removed from the work of Sotades who was active around 460-450 BC ca 480 430 BC Classical terracotta H overall 3 5/8 x W 1 13/16 x D 2 9/16 in 9 2 x 4 65 x 6 55 cm ; Diam at mout cm 3 1 ; Diam at mouth with supports cm 3 8 ; W at base 1 3/16 x D 1 1/4 in 2 95 x 3 15 cm accession number 48 2017 4096 Joseph Brummer New York date and mode of acquisition unknown Joseph Brummer Sale New York 1949 Pt III no 2 Walters Art Museum 1949 by purchase Museum purchase 1949 place of origin Attica Greece Walters Art Museum license Ancient Greek pottery in the Walters Art Museum Ancient Greek pottery aryballoi Africans in ancient Greek art Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Attic red-figure pottery | ||||
