Terracotta kalathos (vase with flaring lip)
Unknown
ca. 1550–1425 BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art
The vase painting of Crete and the Cyclades often shows great sensitivity to natural subjects. As simple as the decoration here is, the transparent pigment effectively conveys the impression of grasses.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- ca. 1550–1425 BCE
- Medium
- Terracotta
- Culture
- Cycladic
- Department
- Greek and Roman Art
- Credit line
- The Cesnola Collection, by exchange, 1911
