EARLY 5TH CENTURY B.C.
Details
An Attic black-figure mastoid cup
Early 5th Century B.C.
With black handles and lip, painted within, the base slightly hollowed, bird below each handle
A and B: Large Dionysos mask with stylized ivy wreath on brow, ornamental vine branches to each side, added white for pupils, (repaired from fragments with minor restoration)
3 3/8in. (8.6cm.) high
Early 5th Century B.C.
With black handles and lip, painted within, the base slightly hollowed, bird below each handle
A and B: Large Dionysos mask with stylized ivy wreath on brow, ornamental vine branches to each side, added white for pupils, (repaired from fragments with minor restoration)
3 3/8in. (8.6cm.) high