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Attic Red-Figure Skyphos Fragment

Penthesilea Painterabout 470–460 B.C.

The J. Paul Getty Museum

The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States

Exterior: a Maenad wearing a peplos and a cap (sakkos) on her head. A large cloth hangs over her left arm. In her missing right hand she holds a thyrsos (part of shaft, start of ivy head).

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  • Title: Attic Red-Figure Skyphos Fragment
  • Creator: Penthesilea Painter
  • Date Created: about 470–460 B.C.
  • Location Created: Athens, Greece
  • Physical Dimensions: 9.5 cm (3 3/4 in.)
  • Type: Skyphos
  • External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
  • Medium: Terracotta
  • Terms of Use: Open Content
  • Number: 86.AE.266
  • Culture: Greek (Attic)
  • Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Villa Collection, Malibu, California
  • Creator Display Name: Penthesilea Painter (Greek (Attic))
  • Classification: Vessels (Containers)
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