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Terracotta kylix: Siana cup (drinking cup)

Attributed to the C Painter
ca. 575 BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 155
Interior, gorgon
Exterior, obverse, Achilles pursuing Troilos and Polyxena; reverse, horsemen

The C(orinthianizing) Painter takes his name from the strong influence of Corinthian vase-painting on his style. He particularly favored the Siana cup, which afforded him an ample, regularly shaped surface over which to deploy mythological narratives. The C Painter has chosen a later moment in the Troilos story than the Painter of London B 76. The hare and bird emphasize the speed of Achilles' pursuit.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Terracotta kylix: Siana cup (drinking cup)
  • Artist: Attributed to the C Painter
  • Period: Archaic
  • Date: ca. 575 BCE
  • Culture: Greek, Attic
  • Medium: Terracotta; black-figure
  • Dimensions: H. 5 1/8 in. (13 cm)
    diameter 9 5/8 in. (24.5 cm)
  • Classification: Vases
  • Credit Line: Purchase, 1901
  • Object Number: 01.8.6
  • Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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