Terracotta Rhyton with a Crocodile Attacking a Black Youth in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, June 2010

Terracotta Rhyton with a Crocodile Attacking a Black Youth
Greek, South Italian, Apulian, red-figure, ca. 350-300 BC

Accession # 55.11.3

Rhyta in the form of a black youth and a crocodile are known from the workshop of the Athenian potter Sotades, and examples have been found in Italy. Such pieces inspired Apulian and especially Tarentine artists to create their own versions.

Text from the Metropolitan Museum of Art label.