Attic Red-Figure Cup Fragment

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Attic Red-Figure Cup Fragment

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A vase-painter in Athens from about 490 to 480 B.C., Makron worked exclusively in the red-figure technique. He specialized in the decoration of cups but occasionally worked with other types of vessels. Unlike many other vase-painters of this period, Makron does not seem to have worked with a variety of potters, moving from workshop to workshop. Instead, he appears to have had a steady collaboratio

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Date: about 460–450 B.C.
Medium: Terracotta
Culture: Greek (Attic)
Department: Vessels
Institution: Getty Museum

Rim fragment. Exterior: a woman clad in a chiton and himation stands to the left with an apple in her right hand. Before her is the hand of another figure, holding a small fruit or flower.

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