Terracotta globular cup with two handles

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last quarter of the 6th century BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

The shape of the cup is derived from Etruscan bucchero models. The decoration shows influences from both East Greece and the Greek mainland. Most noteworthy is the phallos bird that was popular in Athenian vase-painting during the second half of the sixth century B.C.

Artist

Unknown

Date

last quarter of the 6th century BCE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Etruscan

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 2009