Attic Red-Figure Kylix Fragment (comprised of 2 Joined Fragments)

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"Onesimos" means "profitable" in Greek and may have been a nickname. Onesimos worked in Athens in the early 400s B.C. decorating vases. He painted vases primarily in the red-figure technique, but he also decorated some white-ground vases. Although many vase-painters tended to specialize in certain types of vases, Onesimos was unusual in the degree to which he decorated cups almost exclusively. He