Terracotta Kylix Attributed to the Painter of NY 69.232 in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, January 2011

Title: Terracotta stemless kylix (drinking cup)

Medium; Technique: Terracotta; red-figure

Culture: Greek, South Italian, Lucanian

Period: Late Classical

Date: ca. 410–380 B.C.

Artist or Maker: Attributed to the Painter of New York 69.232

Dimensions: width 11 1/8in. (28.2cm)

Classification: Vases

Credit Line: Gift of Paul E. Manheim, 1969

Accession Number: 69.232


Description:

Interior, satyr leaning on a pillar
Exterior, obverse, woman holding a wreath; reverse, nude youth by a pillar

This cup was painted by a follower of the Amykos Painter and may represent the minor mode of the Creusa Painter, one of the leaders of the second generation of Lucanian artists. The pillars, nude youth, and wreath suggest an athletic context. The satyr appears relaxed but commanding.

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