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Attic Red-Figure Stemless Kylix

Date

about 380 B.C.

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Greek (Attic)

Department

Vessels

Institution

Getty Museum

The vessel is reconstructed from fragments. The handles are recurved and reserved on the insides. The interior is black glazed with impressed decoration on the bottom; in the center is a donut shape with crescents all around and palmettes arranged around the outside like a seven-pointed star. Around this is a band filled with crescents. On the interior of the rim, an ivy vine with tendrils and berries is painted in white with reserved leaves. On the exterior, each side depicts the same three figures. All are male, the central one bearded. The figures on the right and left adopt the same pose on both sides. The left figure leans on his left knee and points his right toward the central figure. The right figure walks right, looking back over his shoulder to the central figure and raising his left arm. The pose of the central figure is different on each side: on one side he stands at rest, looking over his shoulder at the left figure; on the other side, he strides right with his left hand on his hip. On both sides, he carries a long object (torch?) in his right hand. The handle zones have three upright palmettes: one underneath the handle, and two flanking. Black rings decorate the underside.

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