Terracotta lekythos (oil flask) ca. 400–375 Greek, South Italian, Apulian Head of a womanIn the absence of plentiful sculptural-quality stone, artists of Southern Italy used clay to great artistic effect. The head is impressive for its size, the sensitive rendering of the face, the texture of the hair, and the careful articulation of the Terracotta lekythos (oil flask) 251089 Greek, South Italian, Apulian, Terracotta lekythos (oil flask), ca. 400?375 , Terracotta, H. 14 7/16 in. ( cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Rogers Fund, 1921 ()

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