Art Resource - ART201011

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Terracotta scent bottle in the form of a fat, squatting man, Greek, c520 BC. This scent bottle is in the form of a fat man in a semi-seated position, with his hands across his rotund stomach. He is a caricature, made for comic effect. Many bottles of this shape are known, and it has been suggested that the figure type shows Egyptian or Phoenician influence. Rhodes was prosperous in antiquity because of its key position. It lies close to the coast of Asia Minor, which gave the inhabitants opportunities for contacts and trade. During the sixth century BC the scent trade was important. The scent itself may have been imported, but bottles to contain it were made on the island in a variety of materials and shapes. The full range of scent bottles included both human figures and heads and a wide variety of animals.
GR, 1861.10-24.2 (Terracotta 86)

Location British Museum/London/Great Britain

Unique Identifier ART201011

Type Image

Purpose Public

Size 998px × 1600px

Photo Credit Erich Lessing / Art Resource, NY

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