Terracotta skyphos (deep drinking cup)
ca. 350–325 BCE
Medium
Terracotta
Dimensions
H. 9 3/4 in. (24.8 cm)
Classification
Vases
Culture & Period
Greek, South Italian, Campanian · Late Classical
Department
Greek and Roman Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
Accession Number
91.1.444
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
About the Artist
CA Painter
**The CA Painter** was a leading figure in ancient Campanian red-figure vase painting, active in the Greek colonies of South Italy during the Late Classical period. Working primarily in the coastal city of Cumae rather than the more central hub of Capua, he founded and dominated a major workshop after around 350 BC. As the namesake of the large CA Group (standing for “Cumaean”), he is widely regar...