Attic Red-Figure Cup Type C Fragment

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Attic Red-Figure Cup Type C Fragment

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Akestorides Painter

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Working in Athens in the 500s B.C, the Akestorides Painter decorated vases in the red-figure technique. He appears to have learned his craft from one of the leading painters of the preceding generation, Douris. Although the Akestorides Painter's surviving works include several vase shapes, he specialized in decorating cups. His work focused on scenes from daily life, especially athletics, school s

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Date: about 460 B.C.
Medium: Terracotta; ancient lead repair
Culture: Greek (Attic)
Department: Vessels
Institution: Getty Museum

Composed of two fragments joined together. Preserved is the upper torso of a bearded, filleted, draped man whose right arm is extended before him. A sponge and aryballos hang on the wall before him. Behind him is preserved part of the handle palmette. Partial inscription. Remnants of an ancient lead repair in rim.

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