ca. 515-510 B.C.
Greece
Object qualities
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Objecttableware: Kylix, eye-cup, bilingual
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Type of arts & crafts
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MediumTerracotta
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SizeH. 5 1/4 in. (13.4 cm); diameter 12 7/8 in. (32.7 cm); width with handles 16 5/16 in. (41.4 cm)
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Geography details
Greece -
Country today
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Dateca. 515-510 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, Dionysos, the god of wine
Exterior, red-figure, between eyes, warrior, runnerEye-cups were decorated not only in the black-figure technique but also in red-figure and in the combination of the two known as bilingual. While contemporary black-figure and red-figure eye-cups share many features, the red-figure examples often have figures on the interior and rather sparse decoration on the exterior.
Reconstructions of this ornament