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Portrait Jar Depicting a Blind Man

Date5th century
MediumTan pottery with brown, white, and black paint
DimensionsOverall: 9 × 8 5/8 in. (22.9 × 21.9 cm)
Credit LineMrs. F. F. Prentiss Fund
Object number1973.33
Status
On view
Provenance(Andre Emmerich, Inc, New York); purchased 1973 by Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OHExhibition History
Likeness and Beyond: Portraits from Africa and the World
  • The Center for African Art, New York (February 14, 1990 - August 12, 1990 )
Collections
  • On View
  • Americas
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