Terracotta kylix (drinking cup)
Interior, Nike (Victory) greeting youth with lyre
Exterior, obverse, warriors departing; reverse, Nikai and youths
The decoration of the interior is particularly elaborate with two floral bands. The scene in the tondo may be interpreted as showing a schoolboy who has just won a musical contest. He stands on the performer's platform holding his lyre as Nike gesture towards him. The altar at left indicates that this is a special precinct, and the writing tablets suggest that he can write.
Exterior, obverse, warriors departing; reverse, Nikai and youths
The decoration of the interior is particularly elaborate with two floral bands. The scene in the tondo may be interpreted as showing a schoolboy who has just won a musical contest. He stands on the performer's platform holding his lyre as Nike gesture towards him. The altar at left indicates that this is a special precinct, and the writing tablets suggest that he can write.
Artwork Details
- Title: Terracotta kylix (drinking cup)
- Artist: Attributed to an artist near the Splanchnopt Painter
- Period: Classical
- Date: ca. 460–450 BCE
- Culture: Greek, Attic
- Medium: Terracotta; red-figure
- Dimensions: H. 5 7/16 in. (13.8 cm)
diameter 13 3/16 in. (33.5 cm) - Classification: Vases
- Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1926
- Object Number: 26.60.79
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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Splanchnopt Painter
ca. 470 BCE
Splanchnopt Painter
ca. 470 BCE
Splanchnopt Painter
470–450 BCE
Splanchnopt Painter
470–450 BCE
Splanchnopt Painter
470–450 BCE
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