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Miniature Skyphos
Unknown6th century B.C.
The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States
A small and deep footed cup. Inside, much of the black glaze has worn away. The exterior is decorated with hatch marks under the rim and the body is adorned with three birds and additional oblique marks in the field. These decorative elements are in black glaze, otherwise the vessel is reserved.
Details
- Title: Miniature Skyphos
- Creator: Unknown
- Date Created: 6th century B.C.
- Location Created: Italy
- Physical Dimensions: 4.8 × 7.7 cm (1 7/8 × 3 1/16 in.)
- Type: Skyphos
- External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
- Medium: Terracotta
- Terms of Use: Open Content
- Number: 78.AE.409.4
- Culture: South Italian
- Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Villa Collection, Malibu, California, Gift of Malcolm Wiener
- Creator Display Name: Unknown
- Classification: Vessels (Containers)
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