Terracotta skyphos (deep drinking cup)
ca. 500 BCE
Medium
Terracotta
Dimensions
Other: 4 1/8 x 6 7/8 in. (10.5 x 17.5 cm)
Classification
Vases
Culture & Period
Greek, Attic · Late Archaic
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
91.1.457
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the lively world ancient Athens with this terracotta skyphos, a deep drinking cup crafted by theaimon Painter around 500 BCE. Measuring just 4 1/8 x 6 7/8 inches, this Attic Greek vase from the Late Archaic period the exquisite pottery that filled symposia—social gatherings where wine flowed and stories unfolded. Donated to the Metropolitan Museum of Art the Edward C. Moore in 1891, it captures the spirited energy of everyday elite life. The Haimon Painter, named after an inscribed vase in a German collection, was a master of black-figure technique, where figures were painted in glo...