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Attic Red-Figure Cup Type B (Side A)

Brygos Painter

The J. Paul Getty Museum

The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States

Within the tondo is the figure of a nude youth who stands looking back over his left shoulder. He grasps a javelin in his left fist, and two others are vertically positioned in front of him. A pick is placed in the field, with its handle behind his feet and its head behind his figure. The tondo has a simple meander border. Inscribed with the name, Leukolophides.

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  • Title: Attic Red-Figure Cup Type B (Side A)
  • Creator: Brygos Painter
  • Date Created: about 480 B.C.
  • Location Created: Athens, Greece
  • Physical Dimensions: 10 × 31.4 × 23.5 cm (3 15/16 × 12 3/8 × 9 1/4 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.287
  • Culture: Greek (Attic)
  • Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Villa Collection, Malibu, California
  • Creator Display Name: Attributed to the Brygos Painter (Greek (Attic), active about 490 - 470 B.C.)
  • Classification: Vessels (Containers)
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