Terracotta kylix (drinking cup)
Interior, groom with horse
It is rare in red-figure to find representations of a man and a horse as intimate as this one. A black groom is in the process of currying the horse tethered to the perforated fixture at the right of the tondo. On the wall hangs a whisk broom. The horse is restive; the young man rests his arm decisively on its back and goes about his business.
It is rare in red-figure to find representations of a man and a horse as intimate as this one. A black groom is in the process of currying the horse tethered to the perforated fixture at the right of the tondo. On the wall hangs a whisk broom. The horse is restive; the young man rests his arm decisively on its back and goes about his business.
Artwork Details
- Title: Terracotta kylix (drinking cup)
- Artist: Attributed to Onesimos
- Period: Archaic
- Date: ca. 490 BCE
- Culture: Greek, Attic
- Medium: Terracotta; red-figure
- Dimensions: H. 3 9/16 in. (9 cm)
diameter 12 1/4 in. (31.1 cm) - Classification: Vases
- Credit Line: Gift of Norbert Schimmel Trust, 1989
- Object Number: 1989.281.71
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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