Miniature Ceramic Skyphos

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CODE 1489

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PRICE 29,00€

This ceramic reproduction of a miniature skyphos is decorated with a black painted spotted design. The original was one of the hundreds of dedications discovered at the sanctuary of Nymphe, the protectress of Marriage.

Material: Ceramic

Designer: Thetis

Dimensions: 3,5 cm height and 7 cm diameter

Decoration only. Fragile.

The skyphoi were drinking vessels, mainly for wine, usually used by men at symposiums. The miniature skyphoi were popular dedications at the sanctuaries of gods. This miniature was dedicated to the sanctuary of Nymphe on the southern slope of the Acropolis in the late sixth to early fifth century BC. It was decorated with diluted clay that took on its black color when the vessel was baked in a ceramic oven. It dates to the end of the sixth century to the early fifth century BC and can be seen in display case 6 of the Museum’s gallery of the Acropolis Slopes.

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