The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Terracotta skyphos (deep drinking cup)

Terracotta skyphos (deep drinking cup)

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 161

Description

Obverse, woman and Oscan warrior
Reverse, woman and youth

The CA Painter was the leading artist of a large Campanian workshop situated at Cumae rather than Capua. The frequent representation of Oscan warriors indicates the different environment. The Oscans were the original inhabitants of the region of Campania, and their language continued to be spoken until the first century B.C. The tripartite breastplate and the helmet with a crest and plumes are characteristic equipment of the warriors.
References

Mertens, Joan R. 2010. How to Read Greek Vases. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, no. 33, pp. 13, 25, 45, 152, 160-62.
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Who
CA Painter (1)
What
Clay (23,649)

Vessels (21,921)

Vases (8,895)

Terracotta (8,373)

Drinking vessels (6,032)

Skyphoi (142)
Where
Europe (148,586)

Greece (6,287)
When
1000 B.C.-A.D. 1 (23,148)
In the Museum
Greek and Roman Art (17,329)
Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
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Ancient Greece, 1000 B.C.–1 A.D.
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