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Terracotta kylix: eye-cup (drinking cup)

Terracotta kylix: eye-cup (drinking cup). Culture: Greek, Attic. Dimensions: H. 5 in. (12.7 cm) diameter 11 7/8 in. (30.2 cm). Date: ca. 530 B.C.. Obverse and reverse, between eyes, Theseus and the Minotaur In Greek mythology, Athens was once subject to King Minos of Crete and was obliged to send a yearly tribute of seven youths and seven maidens. They either lost their way in the king's labyrinthine palace or were consumed by the Minotaur, part man and part bull. Theseus, with the help of Ariadne, Minos' daughter, killed the monstrous creature. The episode appears here with youths and maidens as spectators.
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Title:
Terracotta kylix: eye-cup (drinking cup)
Caption:
Terracotta kylix: eye-cup (drinking cup). Culture: Greek, Attic. Dimensions: H. 5 in. (12.7 cm) diameter 11 7/8 in. (30.2 cm). Date: ca. 530 B.C.. Obverse and reverse, between eyes, Theseus and the Minotaur In Greek mythology, Athens was once subject to King Minos of Crete and was obliged to send a yearly tribute of seven youths and seven maidens. They either lost their way in the king's labyrinthine palace or were consumed by the Minotaur, part man and part bull. Theseus, with the help of Ariadne, Minos' daughter, killed the monstrous creature. The episode appears here with youths and maidens as spectators.
Technique/material:
Terracotta; black-figure
Period:
ARCHAIC
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:
4243 x 2478 px | 30.1 MB
Print size:
35.9 x 21.0 cm | 14.1 x 8.3 in (300 dpi)
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