Rhyton (Drinking Vessel) in Shape of Sheep's Head
320-310 BCE
Attributed to the Painter of Leningrad 955 Greek; Tarentum (now Taranto), Apulia, Italy
Southern Italy
Decorated tableware enlivened festive meals, and could have humerous intentions. This vessel fashioned in the shape of a sheep’s head is a special kind of drinking cup that cannot be set down when full, encouraging the guest who held it to drink a great deal of wine.
terracotta, red-figure