Black-Figure Band Skyphos (Drinking Cup): Sirens, Stags, and Panthers
Group of Rhodes 11941 (Greek, Attic)
-545–-535
- Medium
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 22.5 cm (8 7/8 in.); Overall: 13.1 x 29.9 cm (5 3/16 x 11 3/4 in.); Diameter of foot: 9.7 cm (3 13/16 in.)
- Genre
- Ceramic
- Museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Styles
About
A siren, a mythological woman-headed bird, stands at the center of the figural band on either side of this cup, her wings spread and head turned to the left. Flanking her are a pair of grazing stags, with a panther on either side facing inward. Inside, the cup is sparsely decorated, its reserved tondo holding a dot within concentric circles.