Three-quarter right facing view of a lion-headed sea monster. Its back is raised in an arch touching the long rabbit-like ears which are laid back. Its mouth is open exposing its fangs. Its belly is incised with horizontal lines reminiscent of a snake's stomach. Lunate scales are incised down the creature's back. The right fin is tucked in along the creature's side. Traces of red paint are still visible. There is a large hole in the top of the head where the vase would have been filled.

Front half of an Archaic terracotta vase in the shape of the sea-monster Ketos. Metropolitan Museum of Art 2009.529.

Online Resources
Metropolitan Museum of Art 2009.529
Subjects
Ketos
Type
Image
License
Creative Commons Attribution
Agent
Unknown
Date
2nd half of the 7th century BCE
Culture
Greek
Medium
terracotta
Dimensions
3 1/16 x 3 15/16 in. (7.7 x 10 cm)
Location
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Image Credit
Metropolitan Museum of Art