Corinthian Skyphos

7th-6th century BC

8.1 cm 3.5 cm 5.5 cm

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This miniature skyphos, or cup, bears a simple linear decoration in black-glaze. This vessel reflects a trend in Corinthian pottery production of miniature vessels that seem to have been created as votives. Their small size precludes any practical function. Numerous examples o...

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Mika Skouze, Athens, Greece [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Richard Hubbard Howland, Washington, D.C., Spring 1951, by gift; Walters Art Museum, 1996, by gift.
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