Cup

Art Historical Context

This delicate terracotta cup, crafted by an unknown Etruscan artist in the first half of the th century BCE, exemplifies Archaic period's vibrant pottery tradition. Standing just 5 9/16 inches (14.1 cm) tall, it belongs to the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Greek and Roman Art collection, through purchase in 1896 As a vase classified within Etruscan wares, it reflects the ingenuity of a culture that thrived in central Italy from around 900 to 100 BCE, bridging the gap between Villanovan iron-age roots and later Roman dominance. Etruscan pottery like this cup was typically wheel-thrown from fine...