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Attic Red-Figure Cup Fragment
Oltosabout 510–490 B.C.
The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States
Bowl fragment with start of stem preserved on underside. Interior: in the tondo, a partially preserved helmeted warrior carrying a spear to left. An inscription behind him: CMNO. The first preserved letter of the inscription might be a miswritten epsilon and, if so, the inscription could be restored to read: M]EMNO[NKALOS. The artist Oltos, who may have made this cup, favored the kalos name Memnon.
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Details
- Title: Attic Red-Figure Cup Fragment
- Creator: Oltos
- Date Created: about 510–490 B.C.
- Location Created: Athens, Greece
- Physical Dimensions: 8.9 cm (3 1/2 in.)
- Type: Cup
- External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
- Medium: Terracotta
- Terms of Use: Open Content
- Number: 86.AE.341
- Culture: Greek (Attic)
- Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Villa Collection, Malibu, California
- Creator Display Name: Perhaps Oltos (Greek (Attic), active about 525 - 500 B.C.)
- Classification: Vessels (Containers)
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