Terracotta skyphos (drinking cup)

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7th–6th century BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Painted pottery from Sardis reflects both local aspects of Lydian pottery as well as its diversity, which includes elements from Greek and Phrygian artistic traditions. Although the skyphos is a characteristically Greek shape, this locally made vase is decorated in the Lydian style of painted "streaky-glaze" pottery, in which a variety of tonalities were created by brushing red or brown slip in uneven densities.

Artist

Unknown

Date

7th–6th century BCE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Lydian

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Gift of T. Leslie Shear Jr., in celebration of the Museum's 150th Anniversary, 2020