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Signed by Hieron
Attributed to Makron
The location of this gathering in the gymnasium is indicated by the sponges and strigil (scraper) suspended in the background. The major action centers around the seated man holding a lyre and the youth to the right playing the double flute.
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Title: Terracotta kylix (drinking cup)
Artist:
Signed by Hieron as potter
Artist:
Attributed to Makron
Period: Classical
Date: ca. 480 BCE
Culture: Greek, Attic
Medium: Terracotta; red-figure
Dimensions:
5 3/16in. (13.2cm)
Other: 13in. (33cm)
Classification: Vases
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1908
Accession Number: 08.258.57
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