Terracotta skyphos (deep drinking cup)

A deep red-figure cup with two loop handles shows a seated, nude male figure at the center, holding a shallow dish, flanked by two draped women, one carrying a tray of offerings. Black glaze frames the scene, with meander and scroll bands above and below, and the warm orange figures are set against a dark ground.

Look closer: A small wreath hangs in the upper field between the two women, and a bird-like motif appears near the left handle.

Artist

APZ Painter

Date

ca. 330–300 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