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Attic Red-Figure Kylix Fragment (comprised of 2 joined fragments)

Euaion Painter

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

Fragment from region near handle. Exterior: end of a couch (with part of a cushion preserved) and table, both on a raised platform. Palmette at right, and part of floral complex under handle. Interior: right edge of tondo, framed by a band of stopped meander with crossed squares. Leg of couch and table.

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Euaion Painter

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Working in Athens in the period from about 460 to 440 B.C., the Euaion Painter decorated vases in the red-figure technique. A student of the great vase-painter Douris, the Euaion Painter continued the master's workshop into the next generation. The Euaion Painter was one of the principal cup producers of his time, but he also decorated other small vessels. In his favored scenes of athletes and rev