Flacon à parfum
Description
Terre-cuite mouchetée, rose et brun clair, réalisée en deux parties, d'une part le corps de la bête aux pattes repliées sous elle, d'autre part la tête aux oreilles dressées servant de bouchon au flacon de parfum constitué par le corps creux de l'animal. Des exemplaires de ce type corinthien figurant un bélier ou d'autres animaux sont conservés au British Museum et ailleurs. (Notice de Pierre Granville extraite de l'ouvrage 'musée des beaux-arts de Dijon : Donation Granville : les objets', Ville de Dijon, 1976, publié sous la direction de Claude Rolley)
Subject depicted
représentation animalière (animal)
About this work
The artwork titled "flacon à parfum", attributed to anonyme, is preserved at musée des beaux-arts. Referenced in the Joconde database, this work contributes to the national artistic heritage preserved in labeled museums.
Technique and Materials
This work belongs to the field: archéologie, grec, céramique. It was created using the following materials and techniques: terre cuite, rose, brun clair. Its period of creation is identified as: 6th Century av JC.
The Conserving Museum
musée des beaux-arts preserves this work in its collections. As a « Musée de France » labeled museum, the institution is committed to preserving and showcasing the pieces entrusted to it.
Data sources
The information about this work comes from the Joconde database of the Ministry of Culture, published on data.culture.gouv.fr under the Open License v2.0 (Etalab).
About this artwork
flacon à parfum, oeuvre de archéologie, grec, céramique, est due à anonyme et conservée au musée des beaux-arts. La réalisation fait appel à terre cuite, rose, brun clair. Les dimensions de l'oeuvre sont : Dimensions Hauteur : 9.3 cm ; Largeur : 10.4 cm ; Profondeur : 4 cm. Cette pièce a pour sujet : représentation animalière (animal). Cette réalisation date de la 6e siècle av JC.
Creation context
flacon à parfum prend forme dans l'atelier de anonyme en pleine 6e siècle av JC, à un moment où les artistes redéfinissent les frontières de leur art. Les circonstances de sa création, profondément liées à son époque, confèrent à cette œuvre du musée des beaux-arts une résonance historique considérable qui dépasse le cadre purement esthétique.
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