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Drinking cup (kylix) depicting a woman with a water jar
Manner of: the Sotades Painter
Greek
Classical Period
about 460–440 B.C.
Place of Manufacture: Greece, Attica, Athens
Medium/Technique
Ceramic, White Ground
Dimensions
3.3 cm (1 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number00.357
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionThe interior of the cup is decorated with a tondo composition in the red figure technique. The scene featurs a young lady wearing a Doric dress (peplos), gesturing towards a large water vessel (hydria) which sits on the ground.
Condition: Handles are restored.
Condition: Handles are restored.
ProvenanceSaid to have been found in a tomb near Cape Zoster, Greece [see note]. By 1900, Edward Perry Warren (b. 1860 - d. 1928), London; 1900, sold by Warren to the MFA. (Accession date: February 1, 1900)
NOTE: according to Warren’s records, it was found with MFA 00.357.
NOTE: according to Warren’s records, it was found with MFA 00.357.