Canosan Vase in the Form of a Woman's Head, 350 BCE - 250 CE
Terracotta
40 x 12.7 cm
15 3/4 x 5 in
15 3/4 x 5 in
PF.0339
One of a pair, this graceful vessel was used to pour offerings of wine or milk onto the tomb of some ancient person--almost certainly a woman--who lived during the flower...
One of a pair, this graceful vessel was used to pour offerings of wine or milk onto the tomb of some ancient person--almost certainly a woman--who lived during the flower of the Classical age. The head itself may represent a goddess, perhaps a protector of women, or an idealized feminine beauty that still delights the senses. We are reminded of those long ago lives--full of laughter, color, tears and dreams--which perhaps were not so very different from our own.
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