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Terracotta kylix (drinking cup) joined by 44 fragments

Signed by Hieron
Attributed to Makron

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 157

Interior, victorious athlete being crowned. Exterior, unexplained mythological subject.

The scene here takes place in the gymnasium, as indicated by the sponge, strigil (scraper), and aryballos (oil flask) on the wall. Athletes converse among themselves while older trainers are rewarding their young charges.

Terracotta kylix (drinking cup) joined by 44 fragments, Signed by Hieron as potter, Terracotta, Greek, Attic

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Terracotta kylix (drinking cup) joined by 44 fragments, Signed by Hieron as potter, Terracotta, Greek, Attic
Terracotta kylix (drinking cup) joined by 44 fragments, Signed by Hieron as potter, Terracotta, Greek, Attic
Terracotta kylix (drinking cup) joined by 44 fragments, Signed by Hieron as potter, Terracotta, Greek, Attic
Terracotta kylix (drinking cup) joined by 44 fragments, Signed by Hieron as potter, Terracotta, Greek, Attic
Terracotta kylix (drinking cup) joined by 44 fragments, Signed by Hieron as potter, Terracotta, Greek, Attic

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