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Frog-Shaped Guttus (Oil Flask)
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About this work
Guttus is a Latin word referring to a small vessel with vertical spout and ring handle, probably used for pouring small amounts of precious liquids. Often, mold-made ceramic gutti take the form of animals, with realistic painted decoration. Here, the lifelike frog features black stripes and alternating black and white circles.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineFrog-Shaped Guttus (Oil Flask), 300s BCE. South Italian, Apulian. Ceramic; diameter: 1.5 cm (9/16 in.); overall: 5.8 x 11.2 x 9.1 cm (2 5/16 x 4 7/16 x 3 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Keith P. Smith, 1985.176
