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Bottle Depicting Women in a Ritual Dance
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Bottle Depicting Women in a Ritual Dance

15216 · ca. 600-570 BCE (Archaic)
Bottles of this type were frequently decorated with images of women engaged in ritual activities. Encircling the vessel are women holding wreaths in a festival dance. In the lower section, a woman bears a "kanoun," or ritual basket, on her head.For the latest information about this object, Bottle Depicting Women in a Ritual Dance, visit the Online Collection of the Walters Art Museum.
Date
ca. 600-570 BCE (Archaic)
Culture
Greek
Painter
15216
Dimensions
H: 16.00 cm W: 3.00 cm
Medium
terracotta; Middle Corinthian style
Museum
Walters Art Museum
Accession Number
48.192
Image Source
walters_cc0
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