Terracotta kylix (drinking cup)

Attributed to the Dokimasia Painter

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.

Terracotta kylix (drinking cup), Attributed to the Dokimasia Painter, Terracotta, Greek, Attic

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Terracotta kylix (drinking cup), Attributed to the Dokimasia Painter, Terracotta, Greek, Attic
Terracotta kylix (drinking cup), Attributed to the Dokimasia Painter, Terracotta, Greek, Attic
Terracotta kylix (drinking cup), Attributed to the Dokimasia Painter, Terracotta, Greek, Attic
Terracotta kylix (drinking cup), Attributed to the Dokimasia Painter, Terracotta, Greek, Attic

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