Terracotta fragment of a skyphos (deep drinking cup)

Unknown

last quarter of the 5th century BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Obverse, draped maenad to right, holding a thrysos in her left hand; lower drapery and feet of a figure to left; Reverse, feet of a figure to right; lower drapery and feet of a figure to left; in between the observe and reverse, a complete handle, below, a large palmette with tendrils

Artist

Unknown

Date

last quarter of the 5th century BCE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Greek, Attic

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Gift of Dietrich von Bothmer, Distinguished Research Curator, Greek and Roman Art, 2011