Mother and Child Squat Lekythos – After Sotades Product Category_Exclusive max L: 12cm

max L: 12cm

Dimensions H: 23

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

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

Mother and Child Squat Lekythos – After Sotades Product Category_Exclusive max L: 12cmRed 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