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Terracotta kantharos (drinking cup with high handles)

Attributed to Class W: The Class W: The Persian Class of Head Vases
late 5th century BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 171
The kantharos combines the head of a satyr and the head of a woman. On the cuff, above the satyr, is a maenad riding a panther; above the woman, the Theban sphinx seizes a youth. The molded satyr head preserves small but numerous traces of added color.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Terracotta kantharos (drinking cup with high handles)
  • Artist: Attributed to Class W: The Class W: The Persian Class of Head Vases
  • Period: Classical
  • Date: late 5th century BCE
  • Culture: Greek, Attic
  • Medium: Terracotta; red-figure
  • Dimensions: H. 8 7/16 in. (21.5 cm); diameter of mouth 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm)
  • Classification: Vases
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1921
  • Object Number: 21.88.64
  • Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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