Terracotta rhyton (vase for libations or drinking)

Painter of London E 100

ca. 460 BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Youths with lyre and double flutes The vase is in the form of the head of a lamb, and the artists have taken great pains to render the short, tightly curled wool, the projecting ears and undeveloped horns, and especially the beautiful large eyes. The scene of the cuff may well depict youths at school. One must wonder whether the combination of a lamb and schoolboys is intentional.

Artist

Painter of London E 100

Date

ca. 460 BCE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Greek, Attic

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1941