Terracotta kylix: band-cup (drinking cup). Culture: Greek, Attic. Dimensions: 3 × 7 1/4 × 6 5/16 in. (7.6 × 18.4 × 16 cm). Date: ca. 540 B.C..Obverse, woman and egg-laying goose, between geeseReverse, ridersThe vignette of a woman among geese was surely observed by the painter firsthand. It is impossible for us to know, however, whether the scene alludes to a story--such as a goose that lays golden eggs--or simply presents a woman at home in contrast to the men riding out on horseback depicted on the other side. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.