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| Keywords: Greek - Plastic Aryballos - Walters 482126.jpg During the Archaic period in particular although later examples are attested wine oil or perfume containers were given the shape of a human head or more rarely of a human body part or a whole body The presence of heads of divinities such as Dionysos and satyrs of heroes such as Herakles or of ordinary women and men reflected the vessel's content and function Beazley 1929 38-9 This type of vase which held perfumed oils is called plastic because it was formed of soft clay using a mold This example takes the shape of a helmeted warrior's head The warrior is represented in his maturity as the presence of a mustache suggests His wide-open eyes stare out from under his head covering the Ionian helmet This type of helmet is not attested in any source other than numerous series of warrior-head vases Its noteworthy characteristics are the metopon- the semicircular band over the forehead- the separately made cheekpieces and the unprotected area of the nose Hill 1961 45; Ducat 1966 27-8; Snodgrass 1967 65-6; Biers 1984/5 2-3 Warrior head vases are of eastern Greek origin possibly manufactured in Ephesus or Rhodes The vessels were widely distributed in several areas of the Mediterranean Ducat 1966 26-7; Nicholls 1957 304; Allentown 1979 134 no 64; Biers 1984/5 5 n 5 Their function is not known with certainty Some scholars see them as ritual objects with funerary character- more specifically as representations of deceased warriors; others posit that they were souvenirs Maksimova 1927 24; Hill 1961 44; Ducat 1966 28-9; Allentown 1979 134 no 64 Their widespread distribution suggests that they may have had different functions An offering of this kind might emphasize the warrior qualities of the deceased or it might imply the heroic character of his death ca 600 BC Archaic terracotta cm 6 8 5 1 6 8 accession number 48 2126 28849 Hesperia Art Philadelphia date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum 1960 by purchase Museum purchase with funds provided by the S A P Fund 1960 Heroes Mortals and Myths in Ancient Greece The Walters Art Museum Baltimore; Frist Center for the Visual Arts Nashville; San Diego Museum Of Art San Diego; Alexander S Onassis Public Benefit Foundation USA New York 2009-2011 place of origin Ephesus present-day Selçuk Turkey Walters Art Museum license Ancient Greek black-figure pottery in the Walters Art Museum Ancient Greek pottery aryballoi Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Corinthian black-figure pottery | ||||
