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Terracotta kylix (drinking cup)

Terracotta kylix (drinking cup). Culture: Greek, Attic. Dimensions: H.: 3 13/16 in. (9.7 cm) Diam.: 9 3/8 in. (23.8 cm). Date: ca. 480 B.C.. Interior, man playing lyre Exterior, obverse and reverse, komasts (revelers) The decoration of this cup depicts revelers in various moods and actions. On the interior, a pensive man is shown holding a lyre and a plektron (pick). The men and youths on the exterior appear with the paraphernalia of drinking and music, and one of them dances.
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Title:
Terracotta kylix (drinking cup)
Caption:
Terracotta kylix (drinking cup). Culture: Greek, Attic. Dimensions: H.: 3 13/16 in. (9.7 cm) Diam.: 9 3/8 in. (23.8 cm). Date: ca. 480 B.C.. Interior, man playing lyre Exterior, obverse and reverse, komasts (revelers) The decoration of this cup depicts revelers in various moods and actions. On the interior, a pensive man is shown holding a lyre and a plektron (pick). The men and youths on the exterior appear with the paraphernalia of drinking and music, and one of them dances.
Technique/material:
Terracotta; red-figure
Period:
classical
Museum:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Credit:
Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
Releases:
? Model Release: No - ? Property Release: No
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Image size:
4111 x 3385 px | 39.8 MB
Print size:
34.8 x 28.7 cm | 13.7 x 11.3 in (300 dpi)
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