Terracotta skyphos (deep drinking cup)

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1st half of 8th century BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Known as "pendant semicircle skyphoi," these vases have been found throughout the Greek world and the Levant wherever the far-flung Euboean trade and colonization extended. For all their artistic simplicity, their wide distribution makes them important chronological and cultural markers.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1st half of 8th century BCE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Greek, Euboean

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76