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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Greek
Title:Sherd of a red-figure vase with a youth holding a bird
Date Made:Classical Period; 420-400 BCE, with modern restoration of the drawing
Type:Ceramic; Container; Vessel
Materials:Ceramic; earthenware (red-figure ware)
Place Made:Europe; Asia; Greece
Measurements:Overall: 5 in x 4 1/2 in; 12.7 cm x 11.4 cm
Accession Number:  MH 1943.18.B.AIV
Credit Line:Purchase with the Nancy Everett Dwight Fund
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
Fragment of a red-figure Attic vase with image of nude male facing right with his knee flexed, and leaning against a cloth-draped support. A bird is perched on the man's hand. Note the incised detail of hair.

Tags:
ancient; archaeology; pottery; vessels; containers

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