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On the cup, kneeling Eros with a fan, mirror, and wreath
On the cup, kneeling Eros with a fan and a mirror. The dog is a Maltese, they appear with some frequency in Attic and South Italian vases.
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Title: Terracotta rhyton in the shape of a dog’s head
Period: Late Classical
Date: ca. 350–300 BCE
Culture: Greek, South Italian, Apulian
Medium: Terracotta
Dimensions: 7 3/8in. (18.7cm)
Classification: Vases
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1906
Object Number: 06.1021.260
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