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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Black-glaze Flask with Head of an African Man
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art

Black-glaze Flask with Head of an African Man

AAT Object Techniquerelief (sculptural techniques)
AAT Object Form/Functiongutti
AAT Object Form/Functionheads (representations)
Place CreatedItaly, Europe
Datelate 4th Century BCE
MediumCeramic
Credit LineGift of Mr. William Knight Zewadski
Dimensions2 5/16 x 3 3/4 in. (5.9 x 9.5 cm)
Object number1986.014
Exhibition HistoryTampa Museum of Art, Tampa, Florida, 1983-1986
Selected Acquisitions: Asia to America, Emory University Museum of Art and Archaeology, May 8 - August 8, 1987
Across the Millennia: Antiques from the Emory University Museum of Art and Archaeology, Southern Bell Center, Atlanta, Georgia, January 6 - February 29, 1988
Recent Acquisitions, Emory University Museum of Art and Archaeology, July 14 - September 15, 1988
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, May 11, 1993 - May 2004
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, September 20, 2023 - Present
ProvenanceEx coll. William Knight Zewadski, United States, purchased from Ariadne Galleries, New York, New York, October 6, 1983.
Status
On view
Collections
  • Greek and Roman Art