Terracotta vase in the form of a woman holding a bird
Summary
Public domain photo of a 3d object, ancient Greek or Roman free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
The alabastron is a pear-shaped or elongated cylindrical vessel with a rounded bottom. Unlike the rhyton, the alabastron can stand upright. Alabastrons were used to store aromatic substances and liquids, mostly by women. Men used aribastrons in similar cases.
Tags
greek and roman art
alabastra
clay
terracotta
vases
vessels
terracotta vase
birds
women
gift of mr and mrs f f beer
east greek
archaic
vase
form
woman
bird
ancient greek
ancient greece
high resolution
ultra high resolution
3d object
ceramics
metropolitan museum of art
ancient civilizations
archaeology
Date
0000 - 0500
in collections
Source
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Link
Copyright info
Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication ("CCO 1.0 Dedication")