Terracotta rhyton (vase for libations or drinking), Greek, South Italian, Apulian, Late Classical, ca. 350–300 BCE. Terracotta; red-figure. H. 15.6 cm. Rogers Fund, 1955. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 55.11.3.

Crocodile attacking a Black African youth

Rhyta in the form of a Black African youth and a crocodile are known from the workshop of the Athenian potter Sotades, and examples have been found in Italy. Such pieces inspired Apulian and especially Tarentine artists to create their own versions.