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Drinking Vessel (Skyphos)
Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
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Drinking Vessel (Skyphos)

Artist/Maker (Greece, ca. 600-575 BCE)
Dateca. 600-575 BCE
Mediumpottery and paint
DimensionsOverall: 5 1/2 x 11 1/8 x 8 3/8 in. (14 x 28.3 x 21.3 cm)
ClassificationsContainers
Credit LineMuseum purchase through funds from Colonel C. Michael Paul
Terms
    Object number92.0027
    DescriptionA typical product of the potters' workshops of Corinth during the first half of the 6th century, this bowl, or skyphos, features a decorative animal frieze of Near Eastern origin and inspiration. From the late 7th century BCE, Corinthian pottery rivaled Athenian in foreign markets; then the narrative scenes of gods, heroes, and everyday life invented by the potters of Athens completely dominated the overseas trade. This purely decorative and characteristic vessel features a band composed of panthers, on one side framing a sphinx and on the other a goose. Extensive splashes of purple and white in the fine incisions add rhythm to the design, as do the black daubs that fill the otherwise blank spaces and reinforce the two-dimensionality of the animal renditions. To further enliven the limited material, the designer elongated the form of each animal, splaying and flattening the shapes with varied contours and adding complex detailing to the anatomy. The composition is ornamental rather than symbolic or didactic. The painter of this vessel has recently been designated the "Miami Painter" for purposes of future connoisseurship on the subject of Corinthian pottery.
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    C Painter
    ca. 570-565 BCE
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    Greater Nicoya
    ca. 1000-1550
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    Chimú-Inca
    1460-1532
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    Gran Coclé
    ca. 700-1000
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    Gran Coclé
    ca. 1100-1400
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    Mixtec
    ca. 1200-1550
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    Paracas
    700 BCE-1 CE
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    Zapotec
    ca. 600-800
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    Guerrero
    ca. 900-1500
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    Chancay
    1200-1450
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    Zande people
    not dated