Kylix (drinking cup)
Artist: The potter and painter Euergides (Greek)
Date: about 515 BCE
Dimensions:
H: 4 5/8 in. (11.8 cm); Diam (lip): 11 13/16 in. (30 cm); Diam (with handles): 15 1/8 in. (38.5 cm); Diam (foot): 4 3/4 in. (12 cm)
Medium: Red Figure; Wheel-thrown, slip-decorated earthenware with incised details
Place of Origin: Greek, Attic
Classification: Ceramics
Credit Line: Purchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number: 1961.25
Label Text:Although the Twelve Labors are the most famous aspect of the Herakles myth, the story of the hero does not end there. At one point he joined the Argonauts, most famous for their journey with Jason to find the Golden Fleece. It was here that he met Telamon, depicted on the far right of this kylix. A small precursor to the Trojan War, the scene represents Herakles’ siege of Troy after the Trojan king Laomedon refused to make good on a promise (see the “Iliad and the Odyssey” case for more information on the Trojan War).
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