RF Louvre Mug - armed owl Function_Serveware found in Athens and dated

found in Athens and dated to the mid-5th century BC

Dimensions H: 8

used for drinking wine or serving foods such as

In our reproduction

Rim D : 9cm

RF Louvre Mug - armed owl Function_Serveware found in Athens and datedRed Figure Mug with the Armed Owl This classical mug features a humorous depiction of an armed owl, inspired by a red figure kypelon from the Louvre Museum (CA2192), dated to 425375 BC. The little owlsymbol of wisdom in ancient Greecehas long been associated with the goddess Athena and the city of Athens. It appears on the iconic silver tetradrachm coin from around 500 BC, a design echoed on the modern Greek one euro coin, and in a 5th century BC