ca. 510-500 B.C.
Greece
Object qualities
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Objecttableware: Alabastron
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Type of arts & crafts
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MediumTerracotta
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SizeH.: 6 in. (15.2 cm)
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Geography details
Greece -
Country today
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Dateca. 510-500 B.C.
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CultureGreek, Attic
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PeriodArchaic
Source of information
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Type of sourceDatabase “Metropolitan Museum of Art”
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Fund that the source refers toMetropolitan Museum of Art
Description
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Palmettes
This is one of a group of white-ground alabastra associated with a red-figure workshop. Simple though the decoration may be, the precise placement and execution of the palmettes give the work great elegance.
