Terracotta kylix: eye-cup (drinking cup)

Greek, Attic

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 155

Interior, gorgoneion (Gorgon's face)
Exterior, obverse and reverse, between eyes, warrior

This is one of a few Attic cups with a so-called Chalcidizing foot that is characteristic of black-figure cups made by Greek potters in southern Italy. Though the question of priority has been much debated, the Attic examples are probably the earlier ones. The motif of ships occurs particularly on kraters (bowls for mixing wine and water) and kylikes during the late sixth century B.C. Analogies between sailing and the symposium (drinking party) appear in literature. Indeed, the effect of ships circumnavigating a drinking vessel full of wine must have been intoxicating in itself.

#1022. Terracotta kylix: eye-cup (drinking cup)

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Terracotta kylix: eye-cup (drinking cup), Terracotta, Greek, Attic

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Terracotta kylix: eye-cup (drinking cup), Terracotta, Greek, Attic
Terracotta kylix: eye-cup (drinking cup), Terracotta, Greek, Attic
Terracotta kylix: eye-cup (drinking cup), Terracotta, Greek, Attic
Terracotta kylix: eye-cup (drinking cup), Terracotta, Greek, Attic
Terracotta kylix: eye-cup (drinking cup), Terracotta, Greek, Attic
Terracotta kylix: eye-cup (drinking cup), Terracotta, Greek, Attic
Terracotta kylix: eye-cup (drinking cup), Terracotta, Greek, Attic
Terracotta kylix: eye-cup (drinking cup), Terracotta, Greek, Attic

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