AA730 Kyathos 
Η. 9cm, D. 9,7cm 

Corinthian kyathos with linear decoration and herons depicted on metopes on either side of a stack of zigzags framed by two vertical wavy lines, which evidently allude to the ripples on the surface of water, habitat of the heron. Late geometric period, 750-720 BC

AA0720 Kantharos (drinking cup) 
Η. 10,7cm, D. 10,7cm 

A Boeotian kantharos (drinking cup) with the representation of a snake in the metope. In antiquity, the snake was associated with chthonic deities and was extensively used in jewellery as a symbol capable of averting evil. This particular representation could be explained by the possibly ritual use of the cup. 5th c. BC

AA0724 Skyphos 
Η. 6,7cm, D. 15,2cm 

Boeotian black-figure skyphos (goblet) decorated with a crab, a donkey and an extremely rare representation of a seal. If the scene is not the result of the jocular mood of the potter, in might represent an unknown myth. C. 500 BC

AA0731 Skyphos 
Η. 11,1cm, D. 15,8cm 

Attic black figure skyphos (goblet) depicting a warrior preparing for battle. On the one side we see the the warrior putting on his leggings next to a female figure holding a shield and a lance. On the other side we have the same figures flanked by two men bearing shields, lances and helmets.510-500 BC

AA0729 Kylix
Η. 8,1cm, D. 23,2cm 

Red figure kylix from Attica with a reclining male figure holding a horn in the bowl. It is attributed to a pottery painter conventionally known as The Pithos Painter owing to the pithoi (large earthen jars) depicted on the earliest pottery which led to his identification. A kylix painter par excellence, he is known for his concise rendering of stylized motifs related to banquets. 510-500 BC

AA0721 Skyphos
Η. 8,6cm, D. 14,7cm 

Attic red-figure skyphos (goblet) depicting an owl amongst olive twigs. The owl and the olive tree, traditionally associated with the goddess of wisdom after Athena’s victory in the contest between her and Poseidon for supremacy in Athens, age the chief symbols of the city, depicted emblematically in many attic artifacts, in pottery and above all in coins. Mid 5th c. BC

AA0722 Feeding cup
Η. 6 cm, D. 9,3 cm

Black painted Attic feeding cup with a stamped floral design below the rim. This type of vessel with a horizontal nozzle seems to have been the equivalent of our feeding bottle as imprints of teeth have been found on many specimens indicating they were used for feeding babies. Although most of them have been found in the graves of children, their use as general-purpose vessels cannot be ruled out. 430-420 BC

AA0723 Phiale (bowl)
Η. 4,5cm, D. 14,9cm

Black glazed Attic phiale (bowl) with a stamped floral design in the interior. Bowls of this type, which imitated metallic originals, were probably used for keeping cosmetic ointments and makeup. Mid-fifth c. BC

AA0728 Hydria (pitcher), Handra type
Η. 42cm, D. 25,5cm 

Earthen hdria (pitcher) of the Hadra type with decorative writing from Alexandria, Egypt. On the one side there is a metope depicting a tub between swans and on the other a garland of myrtle twigs and dolphins on either side. A belt with dolphins girdles the lower part. The motifs point to the worship of Aphrodite, since these jars were used to carry water for nuptial baths. 325-300 BC

AA0727 Kantharos (drinking cup)
Η.18,5 cm, D. 21 cm

Black glazed Boeotian kantharos (drinking cup) with floral decoration. This type of cup was commonly used in banquets for drinking. It varies widely in shape throughout the classical nd Hellenistic periods. Late 5th -Early 4th c. BC