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Attic Red-Figure Cup Fragment

Nikosthenes Painterabout 510–500 B.C.

The J. Paul Getty Museum

The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States

The inside of the fragment preserves the top edge of the tondo, with the wreathed head of a male figure. On the outside of the fragment are four jumpers; two face right and the other two face left. Each figure carries jumping weights (halters) in both hands. The jumper on the far right leans back with his arms outstretched, holding the weights in front of him, apparently about to jump. The others hold the weights to either side. Each jumper is fully nude, save for a wreath around his head.

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  • Title: Attic Red-Figure Cup Fragment
  • Creator: Nikosthenes Painter
  • Date Created: about 510–500 B.C.
  • Location Created: Athens, Greece
  • Physical Dimensions: 7.6 cm (3 in.)
  • Type: Cup
  • External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
  • Medium: Terracotta
  • Terms of Use: Open Content
  • Number: 86.AE.308
  • Culture: Greek (Attic)
  • Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Villa Collection, Malibu, California
  • Creator Display Name: Wider Circle of Nikosthenes Painter (Greek (Attic), active Athens, Greece 510 - 500 B.C.)
  • Classification: Vessels (Containers)
The J. Paul Getty Museum

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