Skyphos
ca. 400 BCE
Medium
Terracotta
Dimensions
H. 7.29 cm. Diameter 9.2 cm.
Classification
Vases
Culture & Period
Greek, South Italian, Apulian · Classical
Department
Greek and Roman Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Charles R. Dumont, 1909
Accession Number
09.192.2
Art Historical Context
Behold the delicate **Skyphos** from the Xenon Group, a masterful terracotta drinking cup crafted around 400 BCE in the vibrant South Italian Apulian region by Greek colonists. Standing just 7.29 cm tall with a 9.2 cm diameter, this Classical-period vessel exemplifies the everyday elegance of ancient symposia—lively social gatherings where wine flowed and stories unfolded. Its petite scale belies its cultural heft, serving as both a practical tool and a canvas for artistic expression in a thriving pottery tradition. Apulian vases like this skyphos, classified among the Metropolitan Museum of ...