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Fragment of an eye-cup (kylix)
Greek
Late Archaic Period
about 520–510 B.C.
Place of Manufacture: Greece, Attica, Athens
Medium/Technique
Ceramic, Red Figure
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number13.83
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionInterior: A bearded warrior running to left looking back. He carries a round shield on which is a ship'spoon in black. Inscribed (add Greek)
Exterior: Palmettes at either side of the handles, and between them on each side a pair of eyes. Between the eyes A: a nude youth in a Corinthian helmet, shooting an arrow to the right; B. an armed warrior with Argolic shield (device three black balls) jumping or dancing, profile to left.
Severe style. Repaired.
Photograph of missing fragment (in Florence) sent in Beazley, Nov. 26, 1938
Exterior: Palmettes at either side of the handles, and between them on each side a pair of eyes. Between the eyes A: a nude youth in a Corinthian helmet, shooting an arrow to the right; B. an armed warrior with Argolic shield (device three black balls) jumping or dancing, profile to left.
Severe style. Repaired.
Photograph of missing fragment (in Florence) sent in Beazley, Nov. 26, 1938