Terracotta kylix (drinking cup)

Attributed to the Brygos Painter

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 157

Thracian woman

The large piece of patterned cloth used as a shield identifies the figure as Thracian. She hastens forward holding a spear in her right hand. The characterization suggests that she is an excerpt from a larger scene depicting the death of Orpheus, the irresistible musician. After losing his wife, Eurydice, Orpheus became a recluse. Thus spurned, the enraged women of Thrace killed him. In one version, they tore him to pieces.

Terracotta kylix (drinking cup), Attributed to the Brygos Painter, Terracotta, Greek, Attic

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Terracotta kylix (drinking cup), Attributed to the Brygos Painter, Terracotta, Greek, Attic
Terracotta kylix (drinking cup), Attributed to the Brygos Painter, Terracotta, Greek, Attic

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