Terracotta skyphos (deep drinking cup), Classical, mid-5th century B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; red-figure, H. 2 1/4 in. (5.8 cm), Vases, Obverse and reverse, owl between laurel sprays. The owl was Athena's animal attribute. It figures most prominently as the device on the reverse of Athenian coinage. It also decorates a rather large group of fifth-century vases such as this one, which are known as owl skyphoi
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Terracotta skyphos, deep drinking cup, Classical, mid-5th century B.C, Greek, Attic, Terracotta, red-figure, H, 2 1/4, 5.8 cm, Vases, Obverse, reverse, owl, laurel sprays, Athena, animal attribute, figures, prominently, device, Athenian coinage, decorates, large group, fifth-century vases, owl skyphoi
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