Terracotta kantharos (drinking cup) in the form of the heads of Herakles and of a woman

Class M: Vatican Class of Head Vases|Syriskos Painter

ca. 470 BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Obverse, Athena seated between two women Reverse, symposium (drinking party) Athena, flanked by two seated women who must also be deities, overlooks the head of her favorite hero, Herakles, identifiable by the lion's skin around his neck. This amusing cup would have enlivened drinking parties like the one shown on the other side above the female head.

Artist

Class M: Vatican Class of Head Vases|Syriskos Painter

Date

ca. 470 BCE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Greek, Attic

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Purchase by subscription, 1896