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Terracotta kylix (drinking cup)

Attributed to the Akestorides Painter
ca. 460 BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 157
Interior, youth playing lyre

The youth is sitting beside an altar, and his hair is bound in a fillet (band). Above the altar hangs a type of bag that is often shown holding marbles. The representation is memorable for its simplicity and for the sympathetic rendering of a schoolboy happily absorbed in his music.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Terracotta kylix (drinking cup)
  • Artist: Attributed to the Akestorides Painter
  • Period: Classical
  • Date: ca. 460 BCE
  • Culture: Greek, Attic
  • Medium: Terracotta; red-figure
  • Dimensions: H. 2 15/16 in. (7.5 cm)
    diameter 5 7/16 in. (13.8 cm)
    width with handles 8 in. (20.3 cm)
  • Classification: Vases
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1922
  • Object Number: 22.139.72
  • Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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