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Terracotta mastos (drinking cup in the form of a breast)

Attributed to Psiax
ca. 520 BCE
Not on view
Restituted
This artwork was restituted in September 2022. It is no longer in the museum’s collection.
Obverse, Dionysos
Reverse, maenad

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Terracotta mastos (drinking cup in the form of a breast)
  • Artist: Attributed to Psiax
  • Period: Archaic
  • Date: ca. 520 BCE
  • Culture: Greek, Attic
  • Medium: Terracotta; black-figure
  • Dimensions: Overall: 5 1/4 x 8 1/8in. (13.4 x 20.6cm)
    diameter 5 9/16in. (14.1cm)
  • Classification: Vases
  • Credit Line: Purchase, The Abraham Foundation Inc. Gift, 1975
  • Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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