Attic Red-Figure Kylix Fragment

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Attic Red-Figure Kylix Fragment

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Epiktetos painted vases in Athens in the period from about 520 to 490 B.C. He worked in red-figure in the early days of the technique, but he also produced several bilingual cups with red-figure decoration on the exterior and black-figure on the interior, a type that was popular in this period. Epiktetos specialized in the decoration of cups, but he produced a range of other shapes as well. Schola

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Date: 510–495 B.C.
Medium: Terracotta
Culture: Greek (Attic)
Department: Vessels
Institution: Getty Museum

Cup (rim) fragment with a centaur on the exterior. The centaur moves to the right but looks back, brandishing a branch in his hand (leaves: added red). He wears a wreath (added red), and the musculature on his chest and face is delineated with dilute glaze.

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