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Although Attica stood in the forefront of the production of fine pottery, it was by no means alone. This skyphos represents a type known in Corinth from the second quarter of the sixth century B.C.
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Title: Terracotta skyphos (deep drinking cup)
Period: Late Archaic
Date: early 5th century BCE
Culture: Greek, Corinthian
Medium: Terracotta; black-glaze
Dimensions: H. x width 3 7/8 x 8 in. (9.9 x 20.3 cm); diameter 5 5/16 in. (13.5 cm)
Classification: Vases
Credit Line: Gift of Dietrich von Bothmer, 1948
Accession Number: 48.136.1
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