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Red-Figure Cow-Head Rhyton (Drinking Horn): Seated Woman

Red-Figure Cow-Head Rhyton (Drinking Horn): Seated Woman

Red-figure c. 340 BCE

<em>Rhyta </em>(drinking horns) in the forms of animal heads were popular ceramic products in Apulia c. 350-320 BC. Mold-made heads were attached to wheel-made bowls, with separately made handles (plus ears and horns, for this cow). On the bowl, a seated woman holds a helmet and spear, with a shield nearby; she may represent Athena, although the helmet differs from her usual type and she does not appear to wear her snaky aegis (breastplate).

Technique

Red-figure

Date

c. 340 BCE

Culture

South Italian, Apulian, Tarentine

Medium

ceramic

Museum

Cleveland Museum of Art

Accession Number

1982.41

Image Source

cleveland_cc0

Images courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art (CC0)