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Kylix

ca. 550-500 BCE

Penn Museum
Philadelphia, United States

Details

Title: Kylix
Date Created: ca. 550-500 BCE
Location Created: Orvieto, Etruria, Italy
Physical Dimensions: 9 x 20.8 cm
External Link: Penn Museum online collection
Medium: Ceramic
Object Number: MS2497
Manufacture Location/Mint: Attica
Descriptive Note: Cup of type A. Interior: a reserved circle (ca. 0.06 m diameter) with a black dotted circle. Reserved: resting surface and side of foot. Added red on fillet where stem joins body. A: between eyes, a seated sphinx to right (with head turned back left) and a naked youth to right (with head turned back left). B: between eyes, a man to right and a youth to left, both gesturing. Palmette under each handle. Nearly complete, mended from many pieces.
Culture: Attic, Ancient Greek
Credit Line: Purchased from Riccardo Mancini; Subscription of John Wanamaker, 1896

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