VesselsEtruscan6th century BCE
Oil flask (aryballos) in the form of a seated monkey
c. 560 BCE
Description
Etrusco-Corinthian aryballos in the form of a seated monkey, with the left paw raised to the mouth and the right on the knee. Head, paws, knees and feet are painted brown; the body has brown spots on the buff terracotta ground.
Dimensions
9.5 x 5.1 cm (3 3/4 x 2 in.)
Provenance
David M. Robinson, Oxford, Mississippi (by 1934-1960) bequest; to Fogg Museum of Art.
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