Cleveland Museum of Art

Seated Man

Date

400–300 BCE

Medium

painted terracotta

Culture

Greece

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Institution

Cleveland Museum of Art

This statuette takes the form of a seated male figure, nude but for a large headdress or hat with a yellow and red–striped ribbon beneath it. The ends of the ribbon trail down over each shoulder. In his right hand he holds a pitcher, and his left arm is missing below the shoulder. His entire body is painted a pinkish red over a white slip. The pitcher in the figure’s hand, called an oinochoe , was used in ancient Greece to pour wine.

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