Terracotta Kylix Attributed to a Painter in the Thorvaldsen Group in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, April 2011

Terracotta kylix (drinking cup)

Attributed to a painter of the Thorvaldsen Group

Period: Archaic

Date: ca. 500 B.C.

Culture: Greek, Attic

Medium: Terracotta; red-figure

Dimensions: H. 5 3/16 in. (13.2 cm); diameter 13 1/8 in. (33.3 cm)

Classification: Vases

Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1941

Accession Number: 41.162.1

Description: Interior, warrior and boy
Exterior, athletes

The interior presents a particularly fine but also sober depiction of a warrior; he grasps a spear and is accompanied by a boy, probably an attendant. The artist carefully articulated the elements of the warrior's dress and armor; by putting the helmet to one side, he could render the pensive, downcast face. The exterior shows more animated scenes—boxing, wrestling, and preparing to throw the diskos.

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