Vases Skyphos Large Gnathia Skyphos
Large Gnathia Skyphos

Large Gnathia Skyphos

Skyphos · late 4th century B.C.
Bands of egg-pattern at lip, red and yellow fillet, and then yellow dots bordered by incised lines. Below this is a vine frame enclosing a swan. The swan stands left, shaking its wings and preening its breast feathers. On the ground to the left is a plant; in the field, a yellow sash and a rosette. The reverse simply has eggs, then yellow dots at the lip, and then two ivy descenders framing a rosette with yellow center.
Shape
Date
late 4th century B.C.
Culture
South Italian (Gnathian)
Dimensions
H: 25.40 cm W: 38.30 cm D: 25.20 cm
Museum
J. Paul Getty Museum
Accession Number
79.AE.188
Image Source
getty_cc0
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