Unguent jar c. 600 BC
Glazed composition | 7.2 x 4.5 x 3.1 cm (excluding base/stand) | RCIN 84092
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Faience double-necked unguent bottle in the form of a kneeling man holding a jar between his hands and knees. Black pigment picks out his wrists (or perhaps bracelets), wig and the base of the jar. Black spots on chest, shoulder and back to imitate leopard skin.
The top half of the human figure forms one of the necks of the bottle, and the top of the jar forms the other. This type of object, with a clear Egyptian inspiration, is known from other examples found on Rhodes. They usually have a sort of palm-capital headdress on top of the wig, which serves as one spout, and, perched on top of the jar, either an open-mouthed frog serving as the other spout or a lid, again in the shape of a frog.Provenance
Acquired on Rhodes by King Edward VII when Prince of Wales during his 1862 tour of the Middle East
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Medium and techniques
Glazed composition
Measurements
7.2 x 4.5 x 3.1 cm (excluding base/stand)
9.4 x 6.2 x 4.5 cm (including base/stand)
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