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Attic Red-Figure Stemless Kylix
Marlay Painterabout 450–425 B.C.
The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States
Reconstructed from fragments, the cup has an ancient repair in the foot. Inside the interior tondo, on the left, a draped, bearded male facing left and holding a spear faces a female wearing chiton, himation and headscarf. The exterior is covered with a lozenge pattern. Palmettes in silhouette fill the areas under the handles.
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Details
- Title: Attic Red-Figure Stemless Kylix
- Creator: Marlay Painter
- Date Created: about 450–425 B.C.
- Location Created: Athens, Greece
- Physical Dimensions: 6.4 × 30.5 × 21 cm (2 1/2 × 12 × 8 1/4 in.)
- Type: Cup
- External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
- Medium: Terracotta; ancient metal repair
- Terms of Use: Open Content
- Number: 86.AE.479
- Culture: Greek (Attic)
- Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Villa Collection, Malibu, California
- Creator Display Name: Attributed to the Marlay Painter (Greek (Attic), active about 450 B.C.)
- Classification: Vessels (Containers)
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