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Drinking cup (kylix)
Greek
Late Archaic Period
about 510–500 B.C.
Place of Manufacture: Greece, Attica, Athens
Medium/Technique
Ceramic, Red Figure
Dimensions
Overall: 12.5 x 2 cm (4 15/16 x 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Edward Perry Warren
Accession NumberRES.08.31b
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionTondo of Drinking Cup wth a bearded man with cloak and staff squatting right--he is shown defecating--scatological themes rarely appear on drinking vessels, but were meant to appeal to bawdy humor and reference orgiastic behavior.
Tondo from a kylix, edges trimmed
Tondo from a kylix, edges trimmed
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Edward Perry Warren Collection (according to his records: from Orvieto); 1908: gift of Edward Perry Warren to MFA; accessioned 1910