Terracotta pitcher shaped as a woman's head with orange face, painted black eyes, and black glazed neck and handle, on white background.

Oinochoe (Pitcher) in the Shape of a Female Head

A terracotta pitcher shaped as a woman's head, with a reddish-orange face, painted black eyes and brows, and a black-glazed neck and looped handle rising from the crown. Shown against a plain white background, the vessel stands upright with its face turned toward the viewer.

Artist: Ancient Greek
Date: about 450 BCE
Medium: terracotta, red-figure
Source: Art Institute of Chicago
Size: 1686 × 2248 px

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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Museum Purchase Fund

classical antiquity ancient art black glaze red-figure attic pottery ancient greek ceramics ceramic jug oinochoe terracotta pitcher