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Known as "pendant semicircle skyphoi," these vases have been found throughout the Greek world and the Levant wherever the far-flung Euboean trade and colonization extended. For all their artistic simplicity, their wide distribution makes them important chronological and cultural markers.
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Title: Terracotta skyphos (deep drinking cup)
Period: Geometric
Date: 1st half of 8th century BCE
Culture: Greek, Euboean
Medium: Terracotta
Dimensions: H. 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm)
Classification: Vases
Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
Object Number: 74.51.589
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