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Terracotta kylix (drinking cup)

Attributed to the Dokimasia Painter
ca. 480 BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 157
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.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Terracotta kylix (drinking cup)
  • Artist: Attributed to the Dokimasia Painter
  • Period: Classical
  • Date: ca. 480 BCE
  • Culture: Greek, Attic
  • Medium: Terracotta; red-figure
  • Dimensions: H.: 3 13/16 in. (9.7 cm)
    Diam.: 9 3/8 in. (23.8 cm)
  • Classification: Vases
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1906
  • Object Number: 06.1021.188
  • Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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