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Skyphos (Drinking Cup)

Red-figure Greek; Athens · Skyphos · 410-400 BCE

<p>During the course of the 5th and 4th centuries BCE, black vessels (commonly called black-glaze vessels) were made with increasing frequency in both Greece and South Italy. Many of them replicate the shape of metal vessels. Others have detailing that is molded or incised. While the quality of these vessels varies greatly, all would have been less expensive than vessels decorated in other contemporary techniques, for example, in red-figure.</p>

Shape

Skyphos

Technique

Red-figure

Date

410-400 BCE

Culture

Cales

Painter

Greek; Athens

Medium

terracotta, black-glaze with impressed decoration