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Fragmentary Attic Red-Figure Kylix

Briseis Painterabout 480 B.C.

The J. Paul Getty Museum

The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States

Interior: A meander border surrounds a single maenad, running to left. Looking back, she holds a snake in her right hand and a thyrsos in her left. She wears a patterned sakkos on her head.
Exterior: A: Two satyrs and a maenad. At left, a satyr wearing a wreath and holding a wineskin extends his left arm to hold the maenad's shoulder. She dances, with her right arm extended back towards the satyr. She holds a thyrsos around which a snake is entwined. At right, a second satyr rushes towards a rocky outcrop, holding out a wineskin as he looks back.
Exterior: B: the left part of the scene is heavily misfired. At left, a satyr walks to the right, following a maenad who wields a thyrsos and a snake. Further to right, a second satyr, with a wineskin and drinking horn (keras). His mouth is open as though singing.

The foot and scattered fragments of the bowl are missing, and one handle does not join any preserved edge on the cup. The surface has suffered considerable damage. Lacunae have been filled during reconstruction. 76.AE.131.7 was incorporated.

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  • Title: Fragmentary Attic Red-Figure Kylix
  • Creator: Briseis Painter
  • Date Created: about 480 B.C.
  • Location Created: Athens, Greece
  • Physical Dimensions: 31 × 22.5 cm (12 3/16 × 8 7/8 in.)
  • Type: Cup
  • External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
  • Medium: Terracotta
  • Terms of Use: Open Content
  • Number: 81.AE.77
  • Culture: Greek (Attic)
  • Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Villa Collection, Malibu, California
  • Creator Display Name: Attributed to Briseis Painter (Greek (Attic), active 510 - 470 B.C.)
  • Classification: Vessels (Containers)
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