MAKE A MEME View Large Image Greek - Red-Figure Oinochoe with a Female Head - Walters 482762 - Profile.jpg As female heads were a common motif on red-figure objects of this period it is not surprising that those depicted on the kantharoi drinking vessels in this case ...
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Keywords: Greek - Red-Figure Oinochoe with a Female Head - Walters 482762 - Profile.jpg As female heads were a common motif on red-figure objects of this period it is not surprising that those depicted on the kantharoi drinking vessels in this case and on this jug are similar The women wear a richly patterned saccos a head scarf which covers most of the hair ca 330 BC Hellenistic terracotta cm 27 94 ; cm 10 16 max w accession number 48 2762 19301 Horia Puscasiu date and mode of acquisition unknown Marilyn and Herbert Scher Pikseville MD 1984 by purchase Walters Art Museum Gift of Marilyn and Herbert Scher 2003 place of origin Apulia Italy Walters Art Museum license Ancient Greek red-figure pottery in the Walters Art Museum Art from Greece Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Women heads in ancient Greek pottery
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