Red Slip jug with figure of Hermes on the shoulder holding a jug
Date400-310 BCE
Periodlate Classical
Object GeographyMarion, Cyprus
Geography NotesSaid to be from Cyprus
MediumCeramic (wheelmade) with terracotta figurine (molded) and red slip
DimensionsHEIGHT: 11 3/16 in. (28.4 cm)
DIAMETER: 6 9/16 in. (16.6 cm) (body)
DIAMETER: 6 9/16 in. (16.6 cm) (body)
ClassificationsCeramics
Credit LineBequest of John Ringling, 1936
Object numberSN28.622
The figure standing on the shoulder of this jug holds a staff called a kerukeion, a characteristic object (attribute) of a messenger deity. Probably the figure is the god Hermes rather than the goddess Iris. Some artists may have been both potters and coroplasts, those who made terracotta figures.
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1050-900 BCE
800-650 BCE
second quarter of the 5th c. BCE
2100-1950 BCE
