Cleveland Museum of Art

Skyphos

Date

1–100 CE

Medium

earthenware with slip decoration

Culture

probably Turkey, Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Institution

Cleveland Museum of Art

Lead glaze was first used near the Mediterranean basin around 1000 bc, appearing in Mesopotamia and Egypt almost simultaneously. The technique flourished during the Roman Empire, and examples can be found in all reaches of the realm from England and Germany to North Africa, Syria, and Turkey, and perhaps even further east. This is a very fine example of this technique. Lead glaze is what gives this wine cup its yellowish-green color.

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