Terracotta kyathos (cup-shaped ladle)

Unknown

ca. 520–510 BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Between eyes, woman playing aulos (double flute); at the handle, doves It is impossible to determine whether the woman is a maenad (a follower of the god of wine, Dionysos) or an entertainer and whether some comparison is being drawn between the sounds produced by the musician and the birds.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 520–510 BCE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Greek, Attic

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Fletcher Fund, 1924