Terracotta deep skyphos (drinking cup)
The deep skyphos (drinking cup), which is essentially in the shape of a miniature bell-krater, is one of the most notable shapes, together with the stirrup jar and kalathos, to survive on Crete from the Late Bronze Age. Examples occur at many Cretan Iron Age sites, including Vrokastro, Knossos, Kavousi, Erganos, and Tylissos.
Artwork Details
- Title: Terracotta deep skyphos (drinking cup)
- Period: Iron Age
- Date: 11th–9th century BCE
- Culture: Greek, Cretan
- Medium: Terracotta; Fine dark slipped ware
- Dimensions: H. 3 in. (7.6 cm.)
Diameter of mouth 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm.) - Classification: Vases
- Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, by exchange, 1914
- Object Number: 14.89.8
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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