VesselsSouth Italian4th century BCE

Gnathia Ware Skyphos

4th century BCE

Classification

Vessels

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

South Italian

Period

Classical period, Late, to Hellenistic

Century

4th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

7 × 6.9 cm (2 3/4 × 2 11/16 in.)

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