Terracotta scyphus (drinking cup)

A red terracotta two-handled drinking cup stands on a short pedestal foot. Its side carries a raised relief of a nude male figure grappling with a large animal, possibly a bear or boar, while the smooth, glossy clay curls into handles at the rim.

Look closer: The rounded pedestal foot rests on a plain white plinth.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 15 BCE–60 CE

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, Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917