Terracotta kylix (drinking cup)
Komast (reveler) with skyphos (deep drinking cup) and oinochoe (jug)
Among the very early red-figure artists who specialized in kylikes, Epiktetos was one of the most accomplished. The ease of execution, combined with the elegant simplicity of the shape and decoration, represents Greek vase-painting at its finest. It is certainly intentional that the skyphos is so much larger than the oinochoe and that it is balanced on his forearm.
Among the very early red-figure artists who specialized in kylikes, Epiktetos was one of the most accomplished. The ease of execution, combined with the elegant simplicity of the shape and decoration, represents Greek vase-painting at its finest. It is certainly intentional that the skyphos is so much larger than the oinochoe and that it is balanced on his forearm.
Artwork Details
- Title: Terracotta kylix (drinking cup)
- Artist: Signed by Epiktetos as painter
- Period: Archaic
- Date: ca. 510 BCE
- Culture: Greek, Attic
- Medium: Terracotta; red-figure
- Dimensions: H. 2 3/8 in. (6.1 cm)
- Classification: Vases
- Credit Line: Purchase, Leon Levy Gift, 1978
- Object Number: 1978.11.21
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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Epiktetos
late 6th century BCE
Epiktetos
late 6th century BCE
Epiktetos
520–510 BCE
Epiktetos
520–510 BCE
Epiktetos
520–510 BCE
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