Vases Skyphos Skyphos decorated in Gnathian Style
Skyphos decorated in Gnathian Style
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Skyphos decorated in Gnathian Style

Skyphos · 350 BCE-300 BCE
Reddish-buff fabric with lustrous black slip. Ring-based foot. Between the horizontal loop handles on the front of the vessel are a stylized wave pattern and a wavy line between double incised lines. Below are alternating vine leaves, tendrils, and sylized bunches of grapes in added white and yellow above double white lines. Beneath these are double tear drops in yellow.
Shape
Period
Classical period, Late, to Early Hellenistic
Date
350 BCE-300 BCE
Culture
Greek
Dimensions
H: 8.50 cm W: 6.20 cm
Findspot
Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, South Italy
Museum
Harvard Art Museums
Accession Number
2007.104.29
Image Source
harvard
Images courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art (CC0)