Terracotta skyphos (deep drinking cup)
Obverse, youth and man
Reverse, two youths
The figures here give the impression not of human beings in motion but rather of animated sculptures. Their proportions and poses—two open with arms outstretched, two closed—make the decoration an unusually interesting academic exercise.
Reverse, two youths
The figures here give the impression not of human beings in motion but rather of animated sculptures. Their proportions and poses—two open with arms outstretched, two closed—make the decoration an unusually interesting academic exercise.
Artwork Details
- Title: Terracotta skyphos (deep drinking cup)
- Artist: Attributed to the Painter of London E 777
- Period: Classical
- Date: ca. 450 BCE
- Culture: Greek, Attic
- Medium: Terracotta; red-figure
- Dimensions: H. 7 in. (17.8 cm)
diameter 9 in. (22.9 cm) - Classification: Vases
- Credit Line: Purchase by subscription, 1896
- Object Number: 96.18.73
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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Painter of London E 777
450 BCE
Painter of London E 777
450 BCE
Painter of London E 777
450–440 BCE
Painter of London E 777
450 BCE
Painter of London E 777
450 BCE
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