Terracotta kylix: eye-cup (drinking cup)
Exterior, obverse and reverse, between eyes, nose
At the handles, youths
The eye-cup lent itself to many variations. Here the eyes, supplemented by the main features of a face, become the principal decoration of each side. The youths may be interpreted as athletes or revelers.
At the handles, youths
The eye-cup lent itself to many variations. Here the eyes, supplemented by the main features of a face, become the principal decoration of each side. The youths may be interpreted as athletes or revelers.
Artwork Details
- Title: Terracotta kylix: eye-cup (drinking cup)
- Period: Archaic
- Date: ca. 520–510 BCE
- Culture: Greek, Attic
- Medium: Terracotta; black-figure
- Dimensions: H. 4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm)
diameter 10 5/8 in. (27 cm) - Classification: Vases
- Credit Line: Purchase by subscription, 1896
- Object Number: 96.18.50
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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