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Attic Black-Figure Siana Cup

Malibu Painter570–560 B.C.

The J. Paul Getty Museum

The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States

Interior: In the tondo is a crouching warrior to the left, with a Boeotian shield (with insets infilled and a lotus and palmette blazon) and spear. Encircled by a tongue pattern (alternately black and red) and two thin rings of black.

Exterior: Battle scene. Side A: (1) A helmeted warrior with hoplite shield and spear, otherwise nude, faces right; (2) A helmetless warrior, bearded, with hoplite shield and spear, otherwise nude, faces right; (3) A youthful rider on horse to the left; (4) A bird flying to the left; (5) A helmeted warrior with hoplite shield to the left (blazon - some traces of incision, but uncelar); (6) A helmeted warrior with Boeotian shield (with insets infilled; lotus and palmette blazon) to the left. Side B: Seven warriors, helmeted but otherwise nude, to the left. All have Boeotian shields (with insets infilled; lotus and palmette blazon) except the 4th warrior (hoplite shield, tripod blazon) and 6th (hoplite shield, head (?) blazon. A few fragments have ancient repair holes.

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  • Title: Attic Black-Figure Siana Cup
  • Creator: Malibu Painter
  • Date Created: 570–560 B.C.
  • Location Created: Athens, Greece
  • Physical Dimensions: 13.5 × 27.4 cm (5 5/16 × 10 13/16 in.)
  • Type: Cup
  • External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
  • Medium: Terracotta
  • Terms of Use: Open Content
  • Number: 77.AE.46
  • Culture: Greek (Attic)
  • Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Villa Collection, Malibu, California, Gift of Gordon McLendon
  • Creator Display Name: Malibu Painter (Greek, active about 570 - 560 B.C.)
  • Classification: Vessels (Containers)
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