Terracotta kylix: eye-cup (drinking cup)

Greek, Attic

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 155

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.

Terracotta kylix: eye-cup (drinking cup), Terracotta, Greek, Attic

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Terracotta kylix: eye-cup (drinking cup), Terracotta, Greek, Attic
Terracotta kylix: eye-cup (drinking cup), Terracotta, Greek, Attic

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