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Fragmentary Attic Red-Figure Cup (Detail: Figures on Side B (Back))

Oltos

The J. Paul Getty Museum

The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States

Heracles with lion's skin on his head to the right followed by Hermes to the right. At far right, foot of figure moving left.
On B, Amazon running, followed by an Amazon rider wearing patterned clothing with sleeves and trousers, a soft hat and a quiver, and a second armed rider (hoplite shield, quiver).
Palmette complexes under handles, and a band of palmettes underneath the frieze.

Tondo: very fragmentary - feet and hat of a single figure (Amazon?), holding spear (?)

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  • Title: Fragmentary Attic Red-Figure Cup (Detail: Figures on Side B (Back))
  • Creator: Oltos
  • Date Created: about 510 B.C.
  • Location Created: Athens, Greece
  • Physical Dimensions: 43.3 cm (17 1/16 in.)
  • Type: Cup
  • External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
  • Medium: Terracotta
  • Terms of Use: Open Content
  • Number: 79.AE.16
  • Culture: Greek (Attic)
  • Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Villa Collection, Malibu, California
  • Creator Display Name: Oltos (Greek (Attic), active about 525 - 500 B.C.)
  • Classification: Vessels (Containers)
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