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Large Eye Bowl

unknown520-510 b.c.

Museum Folkwang

Museum Folkwang
Essen, Germany

Piece of pottery of the Andokides group. This monumental cup deserves attention due to its representative size, its form and its quite rich decoration. The solid foot, the broad, extended bowl with flat bottom and the handles continuing the curve of the outside indicate that this belongs to the Andokides group. The cup form itself had not long been in use at this time. Belonging to this type are the two large pairs of eyes on the outside of the cup as well. Along the lip of the cup, around a Gorgoneion, an outdoor symposium with drastic scenes is depicted. This complex inner frieze, drawn in detail, is extremely rare in Attic cups; worldwide only three other examples are known.

Details

  • Title: Large Eye Bowl
  • Creator: unknown
  • Creator Lifespan: -520/-510
  • Date: 520-510 b.c.
  • Location: Greece, Attic
  • Provenance: Acquired in 1975 with the support of the Krupp-Jubiläums-Stiftung
  • Type: vessel/bin
  • Rights: © Museum Folkwang
  • Medium: Painted clay
  • Tiefe: 35.60 cm
  • Höhe: 14.60 cm
  • Collection: Archaeology, Global Art, Applied Arts
  • Breite: 43.30 cm

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