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Attic Red-Figure Kylix Fragment (Main View, cropped from 014256D1V1)

Foundry Painter

The J. Paul Getty Museum

The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States

Interior. Komast (part of his face, right forearm, most of his left and his legs are missing), reclining on a couch. He hold a drinking cup (type B), and appears to clasp his knee with his right hand. He wears a kidaris and himation. In front of the couch, the upper right corner of the food table. A basket hangs in the background. Stopped meander pattern for tondo border.
Exterior: to the left of the handle zone, parts of two komasts: the left foot of one to left, and the lower legs and slippered feet of the second, to right. To the right of the handle, parts of three komasts. Each wears a himation and moves to the right. The first has a cane in his outstretched left hand; the third holds a pointed amphora, decorated with ivy.

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  • Title: Attic Red-Figure Kylix Fragment (Main View, cropped from 014256D1V1)
  • Creator: Foundry Painter
  • Date Created: about 480–470 B.C.
  • Location Created: Athens, Greece
  • Physical Dimensions: 8.3 cm (3 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.345.1
  • Culture: Greek
  • Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Villa Collection, Malibu, California
  • Creator Display Name: Attributed to the Foundry Painter (Greek (Attic), active 500 - 470 B.C.)
  • Classification: Vessels (Containers)
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