Guttus (small pouring vessel) depicting a female head in relief
Guttus (small pouring vessel) depicting a female head in relief
Guttus (small pouring vessel) depicting a female head in relief
Guttus (small pouring vessel) depicting a female head in relief
Guttus (small pouring vessel) depicting a female head in relief
Guttus (small pouring vessel) depicting a female head in relief

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Ancient Mediterranean Art

Guttus (small pouring vessel) depicting a female head in relief,

late 4th–early 3rd century BCE

South Italian, Campanian
Hellenistic Period, ca. 323–30 BCE
1996-182

Information

Title
Guttus (small pouring vessel) depicting a female head in relief
Dates

late 4th–early 3rd century BCE

Medium
Black-glazed ceramic
Dimensions
7.8 x 14.1 cm, diam. 12.0 cm (3 1/16 x 5 9/16 x 4 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Museum Purchase
Object Number
1996-182
Place Made

Italy, Campania, southern Italy

Culture
Campanian
Period
Hellenistic
Type
pitchers, ceramics
Materials
wash, glaze, ceramic
Subject
women, reliefs, lions, heads

Purchased from Acanthus, NYC, in 1996.

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