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Gilt silver kylix

late 5th century BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 153
The hero Bellerophon rides Pegasos, the winged horse, as he battles the Chimaera, a mythical creature with the heads of a lion and goat and a tail in the form of a snake. According to legend, Bellerophon and Pegasos both hailed from the region around Corinth, and the myth of their battle with the Chimaera first appears in Greek art on Corinthian painted pottery of the eighth century B.C.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Gilt silver kylix
  • Period: Classical period
  • Date: late 5th century BCE
  • Culture: Greek
  • Medium: Silver-gilt
  • Dimensions: Diameter: 5 1/8 in. (13 cm)
    Width: 7 1/8 in. (18.1 cm)
    Height: 1 13/16 in. (4.6 cm)
    Other: 9.699oz. (274.993g)
  • Classification: Gold and Silver
  • Credit Line: Gift of Mary and Michael Jaharis, in honor of Thomas P. Campbell, 2015
  • Object Number: 2015.260.2
  • Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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