Terracotta guttus (flask with handle and vertical spout)
Unknown Artist
On vase, frontal siren
The guttus was typically filled with oil and used in sacrifices or occasionally for bathing.
Credit: Rogers Fund, 1971
3rd century B.C.
Terracotta; black-glaze
8.9 x 8.9 cm
1971.11.10
Image and text © Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2018
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