Kylix by the Foundry Painter in the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, June 2010

Drinking cup (kylix)
Greek, Late Archaic or Early Classical Period, about 480 B.C.
the Foundry Painter

Place of Manufacture: Athens, Attica, Greece

Dimensions: Height: 11.7 cm (4 5/8 in.) Diameter: 31 cm (12 3/16 in)

Medium or Technique: Ceramic, Red Figure

Classification: Vessels

Catalogue Raisonné: Caskey-Beazley, Attic Vase Paintings (MFA), no. 031.

Accession Number: 10.195

The interior of the cup has a tondo composition: A youth in in a short tunic (chitoniskos) and cloak (himation) stands holding a spear in his right hand and a round shield with a centaur as a shield device on his left arm. He holds a striped apron which hangs behind the shield. To the left is a couch (kline) upon which a helmet is laid.

Exterior side A: A group of warriors prepare for battle. The one at left, already wearing a cuirass, takes a shield down from the wall. He also wears a diadem and greaves. To his left, a shield and helmet are propped up. Facing him, a boy dressed as a Scythian archer with a long floppy hat and Thracian boots bends over his bow; his quiver is strapped to his waist. To his right another helmet and shield lean against a wall. Three fragmentary figures wearing greaves are on the right. A shield can be seen with the shield device of a horse. On the far right the base of a stele can be seen.

Exterior side B: This side features a similar scene, but is more fragmentary. From the left a warrior wearing greaves and a short tunic holds a spear, his shield resting against his legs. Two other figures follow, too fragmentary to make out, but one seems to be holding a sword. Further to the right a youth with a diadem around his head wears a short tunic and greaves. He holds a spear and a shield with a snake emblem. A tree is behind him to the right.

Text from: www.mfa.org/collections/object/drinking-cup-kylix-153728