Terracotta skyphos (deep drinking cup)

Attributed to the Penthesilea Painter
ca. 460 BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 157
Obverse and reverse, men and youths

The subject on each side is probably a departure scene: a youth receives his armor and takes leave of a mature man.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Terracotta skyphos (deep drinking cup)
  • Artist: Attributed to the Penthesilea Painter
  • Period: Classical
  • Date: ca. 460 BCE
  • Culture: Greek, Attic
  • Medium: Terracotta; red-figure
  • Dimensions: H.: 6 3/8 x 11 7/8 in. (16.2 x 30.2 cm)
  • Classification: Vases
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1906
  • Object Number: 06.1079
  • Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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