Terracotta skyphos (deep drinking cup)
The god of the sea, Poseidon, riding sea horse
Under each handle, heron
Many wine vessels were decorated with images related to the sea. Here Poseidon or the kindly old sea god Nereus rides an undulating sea horse.
Under each handle, heron
Many wine vessels were decorated with images related to the sea. Here Poseidon or the kindly old sea god Nereus rides an undulating sea horse.
Artwork Details
- Title: Terracotta skyphos (deep drinking cup)
- Artist: Attributed to the Theseus Painter
- Period: Archaic
- Date: ca. 500 BCE
- Culture: Greek, Attic
- Medium: Terracotta; black-figure
- Dimensions: H. 6 3/8 in. (16.2 cm)
diameter 8 13/16 in. (22.4 cm) - Classification: Vases
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1917
- Object Number: 17.230.9
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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