Terracotta kantharos (drinking cup with high handles)

Attributed to Class W: The Class W: The Persian Class of Head Vases

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 171

The kantharos combines the head of a satyr and the head of a woman. On the cuff, above the satyr, is a maenad riding a panther; above the woman, the Theban sphinx seizes a youth. The molded satyr head preserves small but numerous traces of added color.

Terracotta kantharos (drinking cup with high handles), Attributed to Class W: The Class W: The Persian Class of Head Vases, Terracotta, Greek, Attic

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Terracotta kantharos (drinking cup with high handles), Attributed to Class W: The Class W: The Persian Class of Head Vases, Terracotta, Greek, Attic
Terracotta kantharos (drinking cup with high handles), Attributed to Class W: The Class W: The Persian Class of Head Vases, Terracotta, Greek, Attic

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