Sujet

Plastic Vase in the Form of a Seated Enslaved Woman, 2nd-1st century BC. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

Plastic Vase in the Form of a Seated Enslaved Woman, 2nd-1st century BC. Additional Info: A seated woman forms the body of this figure vase. Her clothing and posture characterize her as an enslaved person. In the Hellenistic period, there was increased interest in depicting people at the margins of society--slaves, drunks, old people, those with physical deformities--in all forms of art, from large-scale sculpture to small vessels.vases--vessels made in the form of a human, animal, or mythological being--enjoyed periods of popularity in Greek art. Although they were most popular in the 600s and 500s B.C, there was a limited renewal in their popularity during the Hellenistic period in workshops in Asia Minor, where this one was made. These Hellenistic plastic vases were much larger than their Archaic predecessors and they had a different function. Archaic vessels usually contained precious oils, whereas this example served as a pitcher.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM25A01_051

Model release

NA

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NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

40,1Mo (1,6Mo) / 25,9cm x 38,8cm / 3060 x 4578 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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