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Obverse and reverse, owl between laurel sprays
The owl was Athena's animal attribute. It figures most prominently as the device on the reverse of Athenian coinage. It also decorates a rather large group of fifth-century vases such as this one, which are known as owl skyphoi.
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Title: Terracotta skyphos (deep drinking cup)
Period: Classical
Date: mid-5th century BCE
Culture: Greek, Attic
Medium: Terracotta; red-figure
Dimensions:
H. 2 1/4 in. (5.8 cm)
width 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm)
diameter 2 13/16 in. (7.2 cm)
Classification: Vases
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1941
Object Number: 41.162.100
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