Kylix (eye cup)

Essen Group (6th century BCE) (attributed to)


Item type:
vessel
Date of creation:
525-500 BCE
Height:
9.7 cm  (3 13/16 in.)
Width:
27.9 cm  (11 in.)
Diameter:
20.8 cm  (8 3/16 in.)
Technique / Medium:
black-figure terracotta

    Item location

  • Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York)
    [Museum inv. no.: 98.8.31]

Description

At the handles, beyond the apotropaic eyes: on either side with variations in the poses and some detail, a satyr dancing with krotolas (depiction not clear); in the field ivy-branches; beneath the handles is a dolphin (one side) and a swan (other side); Side A/B: two warriors; Interior: running youth.

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Crotala

RIdIM images


Image URLs

image link 1

RIdIM record id

3862