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Bronze kyathos (ladle)

450–400 BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 170
At bottom, ornamental band; tongue pattern and beading on lip.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Bronze kyathos (ladle)
  • Period: Classical
  • Date: 450–400 BCE
  • Culture: Etruscan
  • Medium: Bronze
  • Dimensions: H. 3 3/16 in. (8.1 cm)
    diameter of mouth 2 3/8 in. (6 cm)
  • Classification: Bronzes
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1912
  • Object Number: 12.160.7
  • Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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