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Kylix fragment

Attributed to the Triptolemos Painter
ca. 490–470 BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 157
On loan to The Met
This work of art is currently on loan to the museum.
It is exceptionally unfortunate that this beautiful cup is so incomplete. The tondo depicts a finely dressed woman spinning thread as her hydria fills with water. On the exterior, young people converse at a fountain house, indicated by the columns and the lion's head spout at the far right. Fetching water was not a menial task. The subject, with figures shown in fancy dress, was favored for vases used in symposia (drinking parties).

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Kylix fragment
  • Artist: Attributed to the Triptolemos Painter
  • Period: Late Archaic
  • Date: ca. 490–470 BCE
  • Culture: Greek, Attic
  • Medium: Terracotta; red-figure
  • Dimensions: (Cp12225): 2 x 1 1/4 in. (5.1 x 3.2 cm)
  • Classification: Vases
  • Credit Line: Lent by Musée du Louvre
  • Object Number: L.1976.48.3
  • Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art