Kyathos (wine ladle); Center: Bearded Man in a Conversation with a Youth
Artist: Workshop of the potter Nikosthenes (Greek)
Date: about 510-490 BCE
Dimensions:
H (to top of handle): 6 1/6 in. (15.4 cm); H (to lip): 2 31/32 in. (7.5 cm); Diam (lip): 4 7/16 in. (11.3 cm); Diam (foot): 2 11/32 in. (6 cm)
Medium: Black Figure; Wheel-thrown, slip-decorated earthenware with incised details
Place of Origin: Greek, from Attica
Classification: Ceramics
Credit Line: Purchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number: 1966.110
Label Text:The eyes are derived from those on the prow of Theseus’ ship, and the cocks are a symbol of Athena.
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