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Attributed to the Brygos Painter
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The column with the strigil (scraper) and aryballos (oil flask) identifies the setting of the scene as a gymnasium. The man is removing the fillet from his head in order to use it to tie his penis before exercising.
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Title: Fragment of a terracotta kylix (drinking cup)
Artist:
Attributed to the Brygos Painter
Period: Classical
Date: ca. 480 BCE
Culture: Greek, Attic
Medium: Terracotta; red-figure
Dimensions: Overall: 2 15/16 x 4 7/16in. (7.5 x 11.3cm)
Classification: Vases
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1922
Accession Number: 22.139.80
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