Kylix (drinking cup)
Artist: The Epeleius Painter or the Euergides Painter (Greek)
Date: about 510-500 BCE
Dimensions:
H: 5 1/8 in. (13 cm); Diam (lip, as restored): 12 13/16 in. (32.5 cm); Diam (with handles): 16 11/32 in. (41.5 cm); Diam (foot): 4 23/32 in. (12 cm)
Medium: Red Figure; Wheel-thrown, slip-decorated earthenware
Place of Origin: Greek, Attic
Classification: Ceramics
Credit Line: Purchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number: 1956.59
Label Text:Athenian ceramic vessels are surprisingly light. The walls are usually quite thin and they follow a very subtle curve. Both the lightness and the curve were achieved by tooling away some of the clay after the vessel was thrown on the potter’s wheel and then by polishing the surface with a smooth stone or strip of damp leather. This kylix was also made in pieces: the bowl, the stem, and the two handles. The pieces would have been attached to the bowl before firing, using liquid clay as a kind of glue. The simple painting of a stag provides a graceful balance to the otherwise black interior.
DescriptionInside: a stag
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