Terracotta pelike (jar)

A red-figure pelike on a black ground shows a draped woman standing at left, holding a small container, while a nude youth at right offers a dish. A winged Eros hovers above between them, and vines and a Greek key border frame the scene.

Look closer: A small bird or flower sprig growing between the figures near the ground line.

Artist

Underworld Painter

Date

ca. 330–310 BCE

Medium

Terracotta

Source

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Size

4000 × 4000 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rogers Fund, 1906