Mother and Child Squat Lekythos – After Sotades Product Category_Exclusive this squat mug (kypellon) carries

this squat mug (kypellon) carries one of antiquity's most powerful images: Eros

a low ring foot and two differently oriented handles: one vertical and one horizontal

the god of wine and festivity

random faience beads and sea shells embedded (buried) in a mixture of gypsum

max L: 12cm

Mother and Child Squat Lekythos – After Sotades Product Category_Exclusive this squat mug (kypellon) carriesRed Figure Squat Lekythos with Mother and Child A red figure squat lekythos decorated with a tender domestic scene: a seated young woman, perhaps a mother, beside an infant seated on a potty. The composition is inspired by a low cup by Sotades from the celebrated Sotades Tomb, found in Athens and dated to the mid 5th century BC, ca. 460450 BC. Quiet and intimate, the scene offers a rare glimpse into the world of women and small children in classical