Terracotta lentoid flask

A round terracotta flask with a narrow neck and two loop handles, its flattened body painted in dark brown on a pale buff slip. Stylized goats leap across the face around a central boss, with birds and smaller animals in the lower field.

Look closer: Small birds are painted in the lower field of the body, partly hidden by the shadow of the vessel.

Artist

Unknown

Date

11th century BCE

Medium

Terracotta

Source

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Size

1591 × 2000 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76