ca. 520 B.C.
Greece
Object qualities
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Objecttableware: Kylix, bilingual
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Type of arts & crafts
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MediumTerracotta
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SizeH. 5 in. (12.7 cm) diameter 12 3/8 in. (31.5 cm)
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Geography details
Greece -
Country today
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Dateca. 520 B.C.
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CultureGreek, Attic
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PeriodArchaic
Source of information
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Type of sourceDatabase “Metropolitan Museum of Art”
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Fund that the source refers toMetropolitan Museum of Art
Description
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Interior (black-figure), two birds and snake
Exterior (red-figure), obverse, between eyes, Pegasos; reverse, between eyes, nose and the name PsiaxSeveral works by Psiax have inscriptions, and at least two identify him as painter. This is one of two cups on which hisname appears without a verb. Bilingual vases are particularly interesting because they juxtapose the old, black-figure, and the new, red-figure manner of decoration on the same piece.