Terracotta lebes (deep bowl)

Unknown

ca. 450–425 BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

At symposia (drinking parties) and other occasions, vases were wreathed with tendrils or stems of various plants. Ivy and grapevines were most common. During the fifth century B.C., laurel and myrtle were popular as well.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 450–425 BCE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Greek, Attic

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1907