Terracotta fragment of a pot; glazed on the inside
Unknown Artist
second quarter of the 5th century BCE
Medium
Terracotta
Classification
Vases
Culture & Period
Greek, Attic · Classical
Department
Greek and Roman Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Dietrich von Bothmer, Distinguished Research Curator, Greek and Roman Art, 2011
Accession Number
2011.604.2.2276
Art Historical Context
This delicate terracotta fragment from a pot, glazed on the inside, hails from Attic Greece during the second quarter of the5th century BCE—the height of the Classical period. in the renowned workshops of Athens, it exemplifies the everyday artistry of ancient Greek potters, whose vases were both functional household items and symbols of cultural sophistication. As part of the Metropolitan Museum Art's Greek and Roman collection, this piece was generously gifted in 2011 by Dietrich von Both, a distinguished research curator and expert in ancient ceramics. Crafted from terracotta—a fired clay ...