Tuesday Tea / Faces of an Ancient Greek Drinking Cup

Tuesday, November 10, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Celebrate the Allen’s special loan of a remarkable red-figure drinking cup from the Cleveland Museum of Art. Join Emily French, Curator of Academic Programs, as she explores what this extraordinary vessel reveals about ancient Greek drinking culture, identity, and artistic representation. Featuring the paired faces of a satyr and an African man, the cup invites fresh conversations about mythology, social interaction, and conceptions of race in antiquity.

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Access statement: This event will be held in a wheelchair- and rolling walker-accessible building. The lecture space is wheelchair accessible, with moveable seating. Restrooms are gender-specific and wheelchair-accessible. Listening devices and ASL are currently not scheduled for this event. Most talks will be recorded and available with closed captions on the museum’s YouTube page after the event. Please email access questions to Jill Greenwood, jgreenwo@oberlin.edu.

Image description: Two sides of a ceramic vessel shaped as stylized human heads, each topped with a vase-like headdress and featuring exaggerated facial features, mustaches, and painted details.