Terracotta kyathos (cup-shaped ladle)

ca. 520–510 BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 155
Between eyes, woman playing aulos (double flute); at the handle, doves

It is impossible to determine whether the woman is a maenad (a follower of the god of wine, Dionysos) or an entertainer and whether some comparison is being drawn between the sounds produced by the musician and the birds.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Terracotta kyathos (cup-shaped ladle)
  • Period: Archaic
  • Date: ca. 520–510 BCE
  • Culture: Greek, Attic
  • Medium: Terracotta; black-figure
  • Dimensions: H. of body 3 3/16 in. (8.1 cm)
    H. with handle 6 1/16 in. (15.4 cm)
  • Classification: Vases
  • Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1924
  • Object Number: 24.97.8
  • Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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