Terracotta kylix (drinking cup)
Interior, youth playing lyre
The youth is sitting beside an altar, and his hair is bound in a fillet (band). Above the altar hangs a type of bag that is often shown holding marbles. The representation is memorable for its simplicity and for the sympathetic rendering of a schoolboy happily absorbed in his music.
The youth is sitting beside an altar, and his hair is bound in a fillet (band). Above the altar hangs a type of bag that is often shown holding marbles. The representation is memorable for its simplicity and for the sympathetic rendering of a schoolboy happily absorbed in his music.
Artwork Details
- Title: Terracotta kylix (drinking cup)
- Artist: Attributed to the Akestorides Painter
- Period: Classical
- Date: ca. 460 BCE
- Culture: Greek, Attic
- Medium: Terracotta; red-figure
- Dimensions: H. 2 15/16 in. (7.5 cm)
diameter 5 7/16 in. (13.8 cm)
width with handles 8 in. (20.3 cm) - Classification: Vases
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1922
- Object Number: 22.139.72
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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