Terracotta conical lekythos (vase for oil)

Unknown

ca. 700 BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

The decoration combines birds, fish, horses, and a wolf in an exuberantly dynamic composition. Of particular note is the large cauldron; the two birds' heads are the artist's interpretation of the griffin attachments that typically decorated bronze vessels. Compare the splendid bronze griffin head (1972.118.54).

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 700 BCE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Greek, Corinthian

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1923