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Attic Black-Figure Cup Fragment

Date

about 500 B.C.

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Greek (Attic)

Department

Vessels

Institution

Getty Museum

The fragment preserves the center of a stemless cup. On the interior, a gorgoneion with four dots on the forehead. Added red for the pupils and tongue; white for the teeth. The exterior of the bowl, the fillet and the topside of the foot are black. The side of the foot and the resting surface are reserved. On the underside of the foot, the sloping surface is black, while the exposed bottom of the bowl is reserved. Adapted from Clark, A., CVA Malibu 2 (1990).

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