Attic Red-Figure Cup Fragment

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Attic Red-Figure Cup Fragment

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Nikosthenes Painter

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Working in Athens in the period from 510 to 500 B.C., the Nikosthenes Painter decorated vases in the red-figure technique. Primarily a cup painter, he was not an especially good artist. Much of his work is hasty and sloppy, but occasionally he seemed to rise above his usual standard. While he favored scenes of athletes, warriors and Dionysiac revels, he also painted some mythological scenes. As wi

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Date: about 510–500 B.C.
Medium: Terracotta
Culture: Greek (Attic)
Department: Vessels
Institution: Getty Museum

The inside of the fragment preserves the top edge of the tondo, with the wreathed head of a male figure. On the outside of the fragment are four jumpers; two face right and the other two face left. Each figure carries jumping weights (halters) in both hands. The jumper on the far right leans back with his arms outstretched, holding the weights in front of him, apparently about to jump. The others hold the weights to either side. Each jumper is fully nude, save for a wreath around his head.

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