Terracotta vase in the form of a woman holding a bird
Unknown Artist
6th century BCE
Medium
Terracotta
Dimensions
H. 10 1/4 in. (26 cm)
Classification
Vases
Culture & Period
East Greek · Archaic
Department
Greek and Roman Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. F. F. Beer, 1954
Accession Number
54.151
Tags
Art Historical Context
This charming terracotta vase, crafted the form of a woman gently holding a bird, hails from East Greek workshops of the Archaic period around the 6th century BCE. Standing over 10 inches tall, it exemplifies the inventive plastic vases popular in regions like Rhodes or Samos, where potters molded clay into lively human and animal figures rather than painting flat surfaces. Gifted to the Metropolitan Museum Art in 1954 Mr. and Mrs.. F. Beer, it graces the Greek and Roman Art department, offering a glimpse into daily life and artistry over 2,500 years ago. In the Archaic era, before the refine...