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Fragment of an Attic Oinochoe in the form of a Head of a Youth

Fragment of an Attic Oinochoe in the form of a Head of a Youth

Class B bis: Class of Louvre H 62 · Oinochoe · about 510 B.C.
Fragments of a spouted vessel in the form of a head of a Black African youth. For a complete example, compare 83.AE.229, with further discussion.

The head is mold-made, with stereotyped physical features and numerous small relief dots suggestive of tightly curled locks of hair.
Shape
Oinochoe
Date
about 510 B.C.
Culture
Greek (Attic)
Painter
Class B bis: Class of Louvre H 62
Attribution
Signed
Museum
J. Paul Getty Museum
Accession Number
78.AE.304
Images courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art (CC0)