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Red-Figure Cup

Penthesilea Painterabout 470–450 B.C.

The J. Paul Getty Museum

The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States

The primary record for a cup reconstructed from fragments. On the interior a man propositions a woman. At the left, the man supports himself on a knotty stick and leans toward the woman, who wears a chiton, himation, and slippers. On either side of the figures are various objects, including a phormiskos (pear-shaped vessel), a wool basket, a dipper, and the foot of a bed with a striped mattress. Above the bed is a hanging lotus. The tondo border is a meander pattern with cross-squares. On the exterior are pairs of standing figures, men or youths and women.

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  • Title: Red-Figure Cup
  • Creator: Penthesilea Painter
  • Date Created: about 470–450 B.C.
  • Location Created: Athens, Greece
  • Physical Dimensions: 15 × 45 cm (5 7/8 × 17 11/16 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.320
  • Culture: Greek (Attic)
  • Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Villa Collection, Malibu, California
  • Creator Display Name: Attributed to Penthesilea Painter (Greek (Attic))
  • Classification: Vessels (Containers)
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