Aulos player and female dancer

Epiktetos (active ca. 520-490 BCE)

Python (fl. 500 B.C. - 470 B.C.)


Item type:
decorative art
Date of creation:
ca. 510 BCE
Height:
12.2 cm  (4 13/16 in.)
Width:
41.0 cm  (16 1/8 in.)
Diameter:
32.5 cm  (12 13/16 in.)
Technique / Medium:
red figure painting
Place of creation:
Attica (Ellás)
School:
Attic

    Item location

  • British Museum
    Greek & Roman Antiquities[Museum inv. no.: Vase E38]Old Catalogue 823. Registration number: 1843,1103.9

Description

Painted on the interior surface of the kylix (drinking vessel) is one man playing double aulos and one woman dancing and playing castanets.

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Aulos [4173]
Castanets [2423]

Image URLs

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London E38: Tondo: man with flute and dancing girl

Notes

Pottery painting (on kylix or drinking cup)

RIdIM record id

680