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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Lagynos (Flask) in the Form of an Elderly Female With Relief Decoration including a Corpulent Old Man, a Gigantomachy, and Leda and the Swan
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art
Artist (North African, active 3rd - 4th Century CE)

Lagynos (Flask) in the Form of an Elderly Female With Relief Decoration including a Corpulent Old Man, a Gigantomachy, and Leda and the Swan

AAT Object Form/Functionlagynos
AAT Object Techniquerelief (sculptural techniques)
AAT Object Form/Functionheads (representations)
Place CreatedTunisia, Africa
CultureRoman
PeriodImperial
Datelate 3rd-early 4th Century CE
MediumCeramic
Credit LineMonique Brouillet Seefried Fund
Dimensions6 11/16 in. (17 cm)
Object number1996.010.003
Exhibition HistoryMCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, August 1995 - May 2004
ProvenanceEx French collection. Ex coll. William Knight Zewadski, United States, purchased from Charles Ede, Ltd, London, England, October 21, 1993. Purchased by MCCM from Zewadski.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Greek and Roman Art