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TITLE OF WORK: Black-figured kyathos: Dionysus, two Satyrs, Sphinxes and apotropaic eyes

TYPE OF WORK: Painting on pottery, black-figure kyathos vase

DATE: -535

DATE DETAILS: BC approx.

DIMENSIONS: 12.4 cm height

COMMENTS: Kyathos is a ladle with a high vertical handle. Decorated with a scene related to the purpose of the object, such ladles were used to remove wine from large vessels. In order to protect the drinkers t

LOCALITY OF REFERENCE: Ancient, Greece, Attica