Black-Glaze Mug, Ancient Greek, about 460 BCE
A rounded terracotta mug with a glossy black glaze, a flared rim, and a single loop handle on the right side. The base shows the reddish-orange clay beneath the glaze, and fine hairline cracks run across the body against a plain white background.
- Artist
- Ancient Greek
- Date
- about 460 BCE
- Medium
- terracotta, black-glaze
- Source
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Size
- 1686 × 2248 px
Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date -455).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Philip D. Armour and Charles L. Hutchinson