Terracotta skyphos (deep drinking cup)

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mid-5th century BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Obverse and reverse, owl between laurel sprays The owl was Athena's animal attribute. It figures most prominently as the device on the reverse of Athenian coinage. It also decorates a rather large group of fifth-century vases such as this one, which are known as owl skyphoi.

Artist

Unknown

Date

mid-5th century BCE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Greek, Attic

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1941