Red-Figure Kylix with an Amazon in the Walters Art Museum, September 2009

Red-Figure Kylix

This cup shows a variation of the motif of the female head: the woman is an Amazon and she wears a dotted Phrygian cap and a laurel wreath. The outside of the cup is decorated with figures of a naked youth and a seated woman, with palmettes in between.


Creators: Greek (?) (Artist) or Italian (?) (Artist)

Period: late 4th century BC (Hellenistic)

Medium: terracotta (Ceramics)

Accession Number: 48.2767

Measurements: 2 1/8 x 8 1/4 in. (5.4 x 21 cm) (h. x max. width)

Geography: Italy (Place of Origin)

Text from: art.thewalters.org/detail/35502/red-figure-kylix/