Black and terracotta cup with a sculpted cow’s head as its base, its top extending into the body of the cup, which is illustrated with men besides large floral motifs.

Unknown Maker, Italo-Greek

Drinking Cup (Rhyton),

Maker

Unknown

Culture

Italo-Greek

Title

Drinking Cup (Rhyton)

Medium

clay

Materials/Techniques

Materials

Techniques

Dimensions

Height: 17.8 cm (7 inches)

Place

Place Made: Greece (now Taranto, Italy); Place Made: Southern Italy, Likely Tarentum

Type

Ceramics

Credit

Museum Appropriation Fund

Object Number

26.166

Drinking Cup (Rhyton)

Place Made: Greece (now Taranto, Italy); Place Made: Southern Italy, Likely Tarentum

Publications

A Handbook of the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design

Classical Vases, Excluding Attic Black-Figure, Attic Red-Figure and Attic White Ground

Exhibition History

Being and Believing in the Natural World

October 22, 2022 - June 4, 2023

Ancient Greek and Roman Galleries

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