Terracotta kylix (drinking cup)
Interior, komast (reveler)
In a wonderfully loose-limbed pose, the drinker looks to his left and, thanks to the walking stick on which he leans, twists to the right with his right leg bent. The himation (cloak) that falls over his back serves as a kind of curtain against which the body is disposed. The figure holds a kylix in his right hand. A large basket hangs on the wall to the right.
In a wonderfully loose-limbed pose, the drinker looks to his left and, thanks to the walking stick on which he leans, twists to the right with his right leg bent. The himation (cloak) that falls over his back serves as a kind of curtain against which the body is disposed. The figure holds a kylix in his right hand. A large basket hangs on the wall to the right.
Artwork Details
- Title: Terracotta kylix (drinking cup)
- Artist: Attributed to the Brygos Painter
- Period: Archaic
- Date: ca. 490–480 BCE
- Culture: Greek, Attic
- Medium: Terracotta; red-figure
- Dimensions: H. 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm)
diameter 9 3/16 in. (23.3 cm) - Classification: Vases
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1916
- Object Number: 16.174.43
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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Brygos Painter
ca. 480–470 BCE
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ca. 480–470 BCE
Brygos Painter
ca. 480 BCE
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ca. 480–470 BCE
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