Terracotta kylix (drinking cup)
Interior, two youths
Exterior, obverse and reverse, men and youths
Kylikes predominate numerically in the oeuvre of the Eretria Painter, although they do not always represent his most innovative work. This cup shows the persistence of the theme of men and youths into the last quarter of the fifth century B.C. and the increasing looseness in the handling of the red-figure technique. Indeed, the magnificent palmette ornament is the most structured part of the decoration.
Exterior, obverse and reverse, men and youths
Kylikes predominate numerically in the oeuvre of the Eretria Painter, although they do not always represent his most innovative work. This cup shows the persistence of the theme of men and youths into the last quarter of the fifth century B.C. and the increasing looseness in the handling of the red-figure technique. Indeed, the magnificent palmette ornament is the most structured part of the decoration.
Artwork Details
- Title: Terracotta kylix (drinking cup)
- Artist: Attributed to the Washing Painter
- Period: Classical
- Date: ca. 420 BCE
- Culture: Greek, Attic
- Medium: Terracotta; red-figure
- Dimensions: H.: 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm)
Diam.: 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm) - Classification: Vases
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1909
- Object Number: 09.221.38
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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Washing Painter
ca. 430 BCE
Washing Painter
ca. 430–420 BCE
Washing Painter
ca. 420 BCE
Washing Painter
ca. 430–420 BCE
Washing Painter
ca. 420 BCE
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