Terracotta kylix (drinking cup)
Interior, archer leading horse
Exterior, obverse, combat; reverse, warrior mounting chariot
Psiax was a potter and painter who used all of the techniques that were current during the last decades of the sixth century B.C.—black-figure, red-figure, Six's technique, white ground. Like the Amasis Painter in many respects, he was a meticulous draftsman who particularly favored works on a small scale. This cup is one of this most characteristic and successful achievements.
Exterior, obverse, combat; reverse, warrior mounting chariot
Psiax was a potter and painter who used all of the techniques that were current during the last decades of the sixth century B.C.—black-figure, red-figure, Six's technique, white ground. Like the Amasis Painter in many respects, he was a meticulous draftsman who particularly favored works on a small scale. This cup is one of this most characteristic and successful achievements.
Artwork Details
- Title: Terracotta kylix (drinking cup)
- Artist: Attributed to Psiax
- Period: Archaic
- Date: ca. 515 BCE
- Culture: Greek, Attic
- Medium: Terracotta; red-figure
- Dimensions: Overall: 4 3/8 x 11 1/4 in. (11.1 x 28.6 cm)
- Classification: Vases
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1914
- Object Number: 14.146.1
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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Psiax
ca. 520 BCE
Psiax
late 6th/early 5th centuries BCE
Psiax
520–510 BCE
Psiax
530–500 BCE
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Psiax
ca. 520 BCE
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