
Skyphos (Drinking Cup) with Palmette and Diamond Patterns
A black-glazed Greek skyphos, a deep two-handled drinking cup, with orange-reddish bands of stepped and lozenge patterns above a row of pale palmette-like leaves on a black lower body. The rim is plain and the handles curve outward from the sides of the vessel.
- Artist
- Ancient Greek
- Date
- 450-400 BCE
- Medium
- terracotta
- Source
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Size
- 1686 × 965 px
Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date -400).
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, Museum Purchase Fund