Terracotta lid 575 BC

This is a terracotta lid, decorated with a black-figure design, created by the Group of the Vienna Amphora in 575 BC. The lid depicts a pair of lions flanking a bird between them. The lid features the typical characteristics of black-figure pottery, including black figures painted on a red-orange clay slip background, and linear details drawn in black. This lid, currently located at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, is an example of the high-quality artistry and decorative style of Attic black-figure ceramics during the Archaic period.