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Terracotta kylix: hybrid Siana lip-cup (drinking cup)

Terracotta kylix: hybrid Siana lip-cup (drinking cup). Culture: Greek, Attic. Dimensions: H. 7 in. (17.8 cm) diameter 11 1/8 in. (28.3 cm). Date: ca. 560 B.C.. Interior, Herakles fighting an Amazon Exterior, obverse and reverse, three chariots This cup is distinguished by its rich decoration and by the sensitivity with which the composition is applied to the shape. On the interior, Herakles' opponent is identifiable as a woman by the white pigment that indicates her flesh. The chariots on the exterior have been described as racing, but it is equally possible that they are advancing in a procession.
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Title:
Terracotta kylix: hybrid Siana lip-cup (drinking cup)
Caption:
Terracotta kylix: hybrid Siana lip-cup (drinking cup). Culture: Greek, Attic. Dimensions: H. 7 in. (17.8 cm) diameter 11 1/8 in. (28.3 cm). Date: ca. 560 B.C.. Interior, Herakles fighting an Amazon Exterior, obverse and reverse, three chariots This cup is distinguished by its rich decoration and by the sensitivity with which the composition is applied to the shape. On the interior, Herakles' opponent is identifiable as a woman by the white pigment that indicates her flesh. The chariots on the exterior have been described as racing, but it is equally possible that they are advancing in a procession.
Technique/material:
Terracotta; black-figure
Period:
ARCHAIC
Museum:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Credit:
Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
Releases:
Model: No - Property: No
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Image size:
4200 x 3290 px | 39.5 MB
Print size:
35.6 x 27.9 cm | 14.0 x 11.0 in (300 dpi)
Keywords:
ARCHAIC • CLAY • CUPS • DRINKING VESSELS • EUROPE • GREECE • GREEK AND ROMAN ART • KYLIKES • METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK, USA • TERRACOTTA • TERRACOTTA; BLACK-FIGURE • VASES • VESSELS