Terracotta vase, Hellenistic, 3rd–2nd century , Greek, Sicilian, Centuripe, Terracotta, H. 15 1/2 in. ( cm), Vases

---

Terracotta vase, Hellenistic, 3rd–2nd century , Greek, Sicilian, Centuripe, Terracotta, H. 15 1/2 in. ( cm), Vases, Four women. A fundamental feature of Greek ceramics and their offshoots is that they could be used. By contrast, this vase, with its lid fixed onto the body, serves a purely symbolic function. It belongs to a class of pieces associated with the site of Centuripe in Sicily

---

Size: 3871px × 4838px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: ., .., 1/2, 15, , 3rd–2nd, belongs, body, centuripe, century, ceramics, class, cm, contrast, feature, fixed, function, fundamental, greek, hellenistic, lid, offshoots, pieces, purely, serves, sicilian, sicily, site, symbolic, terracotta, vase, vases, women