VesselsSouth Italian4th century BCE

Gnathian Skyphos with Dramatic Mask

400 BCE-300 BCE

Classification

Vessels

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

South Italian

Period

Classical period, Late, to Early Hellenistic

Century

4th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

10.7 cm h x 12.4 cm diam. (4 3/16 in. h x 4 7/8 in. diam.)

Provenance

Acquired by Henry W. Haynes, c. 1873-1878. Bequest of Henry W. Haynes to the Department of the Classics, 1912. Transfer from the Department of the Classics, 1977.

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