Skyphos. Etruscan-Corinthian culture, 6th-5th century BC. Ceramics. Provenance: private collection in Paris. Acquired on the art market in the 1980s. In good state of preservation. Presents volumetric losses without breaking the body of the vessel. Measurements: 8.7 cm (height) x 16 cm (diameter with handles). Etruscan Skyphos, decorated with erect beasts and grazing animals surrounded by synthesized plant motifs distributed in bands. Etruscan ceramics used mainly black clay (búcchero nero) unglazed and its ornamentation was originally geometric, incised by hand or punch in the oldest vessels, and sculptural or relief in other later ones from the sixth century B.C. Among the latter, most are found in the form of fish, masks, etc. or ending in the figure of a human head. In the present case, the influences between Etruria and Greece can be seen, with Corinth being a center of its own production. The skyphos is a deep wine cup, with two handles and a low and wide base, or without base. The handles may be small and horizontal, projecting from the rim (in Corinthian and Athenian forms), or they may be loop-shaped, placed on the rim or protruding from the base.