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Terracotta kylix (drinking cup)

Attributed to the Villa Giulia Painter
ca. 470 BCE
Not on view
Restituted
This artwork was restituted in September 2022. It is no longer in the museum’s collection.
Interior, goddess at altar
Exterior, obverse and reverse, Eos pursuing Tithonos

In this exquisite depiction, a goddess—identifiable by her scepter—stands by an altar to pour an offering from a phiale (libation bowl). Details such as the phiale and the figure's bracelets and necklace are rendered in added clay, which originally would have been gilded. It is likely that the vase was specially commissioned for dedication in a sanctuary.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Terracotta kylix (drinking cup)
  • Artist: Attributed to the Villa Giulia Painter
  • Period: Classical
  • Date: ca. 470 BCE
  • Culture: Greek, Attic
  • Medium: Terracotta; red-figure, white-ground
  • Dimensions: H. 2 7/16 in. (6.2 cm), diameter 6 3/8 in. (16.2 cm)
  • Classification: Vases
  • Credit Line: The Bothmer Purchase Fund, Fletcher Fund, and Rogers Fund, 1979
  • Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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