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Black-glazed terracotta drinking cup with two handles, decorated with orange bands of diamond patterns and pale leaf motifs.

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
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Museum Purchase Fund