Terracotta stemless kylix (drinking cup)
Exterior, obverse, Eos (goddess of dawn) pursuing Tithonos
Reverse, Eos pursing Kephalos
Eos, the goddess of dawn, is shown with Tithonos and Kephalos, who are on their way to school before sunrise. Though summarily executed, the scenes are perfectly suited to the low walls of a stemless cup, and they effectively contrast the eager goddess and the recalcitrant schoolboys.
Reverse, Eos pursing Kephalos
Eos, the goddess of dawn, is shown with Tithonos and Kephalos, who are on their way to school before sunrise. Though summarily executed, the scenes are perfectly suited to the low walls of a stemless cup, and they effectively contrast the eager goddess and the recalcitrant schoolboys.
Artwork Details
- Title: Terracotta stemless kylix (drinking cup)
- Artist: Attributed to the Penthesilea Painter
- Period: Classical
- Date: ca. 460 BCE
- Culture: Greek, Attic
- Medium: Terracotta; red-figure
- Dimensions: H. 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm)
diameter 8 11/16 in. (22 cm) - Classification: Vases
- Credit Line: Purchase by subscription, 1896
- Object Number: 96.18.76
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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