Terracotta guttus (flask with handle and vertical spout)
Greek, South Italian, Campanian
On the top, frontal head of a maenad
The small boss on the maenad's forehead is a lock of hair, tied into a knot. This convention, known especially from representations of youths, became applied to other subjects in the late Classical period.
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