Black-Figure Band Skyphos (Drinking Cup): Sirens, Stags, and Panthers
Group of Rhodes 11941 (Greek, Attic)
c. 540 BCE
Medium
ceramic
Dimensions
13.1 × 29.9 cm · diam. 22.5 cm
Classification
Ceramic
Department
Greek and Roman Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Bequest of Maud Eells Corning
Accession Number
1992.368
Tags
gender unknown
About this artwork
A siren, a mythological woman-headed bird, stands at the center of the figural band on either side of this cup, her wings spread and head turned to the left. Flanking her are a pair of grazing stags, with a panther on either side facing inward. Inside, the cup is sparsely decorated, its reserved tondo holding a dot within concentric circles.