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Terracotta jug

Terracotta jug. Culture: Roman, Asia Minor, Tarsus. Dimensions: H. 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm). Date: 1st half of 1st century A.D.. This jug is attributed to one of the workshops producing lead-glazed vessels at Tarsus in southeast Asia Minor. Most of the production was devoted to making drinking cups, and this is a rare example of a different shape that was clearly much influenced by contemporary metalwork.
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Title: Terracotta jug
Caption: Terracotta jug. Culture: Roman, Asia Minor, Tarsus. Dimensions: H. 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm). Date: 1st half of 1st century A.D.. This jug is attributed to one of the workshops producing lead-glazed vessels at Tarsus in southeast Asia Minor. Most of the production was devoted to making drinking cups, and this is a rare example of a different shape that was clearly much influenced by contemporary metalwork.
Technique/material: Terracotta; lead-glazed
Period: Early Imperial, Julio-Claudian
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Location: ROMAN EMPIRE
Credit: Album
Releases: ? Model Release: No - ? Property Release: No
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Image size: 4200 × 4200 px | 50.5 MB
Print size: 35.6 × 35.6 cm | 1653.5 × 1653.5 in (300 dpi)
Keywords: CLAY • EARLY IMPERIAL, JULIO-CLAUDIAN • GREEK AND ROMAN ART • JUGS • METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK, USA • ROMAN EMPIRE • TERRACOTTA • TERRACOTTA; LEAD-GLAZED • VASES • VESSELS