Terracotta skyphos (deep drinking cup), ca. 470–460


Terracotta skyphos (deep drinking cup), Classical, ca. 470–460 , Greek, Attic, Terracotta; red-figure, H. 3 1/8 in. ( cm), Vases, Obverse, Theseus Reverse, the Minotaur Many red-figure artists eliminated the narrative element from mythological representations and, instead, highlighted the protagonists. Here, with one protagonist on each side, Theseus's pursuit of the Minotaur becomes timeless and eternal


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