Terracotta kyathos (cup-shaped ladle)

Attributed to the Group of Vatican G.57

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 171

Between eyes, seated Dionysos
At handle, satyrs

The kyathos had a brief life span, limited to the last decades of the sixth century B.C., and almost every example is decorated in black-figure. The shape originated in Etruria. Attic kyathoi seem to have been made for export, with the workshop of Nikosthenes as a major supplier.

Terracotta kyathos (cup-shaped ladle), Attributed to the Group of Vatican G.57, Terracotta, Greek, Attic

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Terracotta kyathos (cup-shaped ladle), Attributed to the Group of Vatican G.57, Terracotta, Greek, Attic
Terracotta kyathos (cup-shaped ladle), Attributed to the Group of Vatican G.57, Terracotta, Greek, Attic

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