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Fragmentary Attic Black-Figure Little Master Cup
Xenokles540–530 B.C.
The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States
Bowl of a black-figure Little Master cup, decorated on both sides with the signature of Xenokles. Single palmettes and tendrils flank the handles, which are partially preserved. There is a line at the top of the handle zone above the signatures. The interior of the cup is black with a red tondo that is decorated with two concentric circles. The cup is composed of twelve joined fragments with some areas of fill.
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Details
- Title: Fragmentary Attic Black-Figure Little Master Cup
- Creator: Xenokles
- Date Created: 540–530 B.C.
- Location Created: Athens, Greece
- Physical Dimensions: 12.3 cm (4 13/16 in.)
- Type: Cup
- External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
- Medium: Terracotta
- Terms of Use: Open Content
- Number: 76.AE.53.1
- Culture: Greek (Attic)
- Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Villa Collection, Malibu, California, Gift of Chester W. Anderson
- Creator Display Name: Xenokles (Greek, active late 5th - early 4th century B.C.)
- Classification: Vessels (Containers)
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