Detail of a Terracotta Kylix Attributed to an Artist Related to the C Painter in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, April 2011

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

Attributed to an artist related to the C Painter

Period: Archaic

Date: ca. 560 B.C.

Culture: Greek, Attic

Medium: Terracotta

Dimensions: H. 7 in. (17.8 cm) diameter 11 1/8 in. (28.3 cm)

Classification: Vases

Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1912

Accession Number: 12.234.1

Description:

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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