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Skyphos (drinking cup): Running Youths

Skyphos (drinking cup): Running Youths

Greek

Badly broken and repaired. Side A: Youth running to right, wearing a chlamys, kothurnoi and petasos, a stone in his right, and his left arm outstretched, threatening. Side B: Youth similarly clad (without the kothurnoi) running to right and looking back, his right extended and holding a stick in his left. Under each handle and extending into the field elaborate floral palmette. Outline of hair reserved. Inferior black glaze.

Terracotta; reddish clay with black paint

Classical period, Early

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