Vases Black-figure Kylix Attic Black-Figure Band Cup Fragment
Attic Black-Figure Band Cup Fragment

Attic Black-Figure Band Cup Fragment

Black-figure Kylix · about 540–530 B.C.
The fragment preserves a section from the figured zone of a very large band-cup. On the exterior, a departure scene. At the left edge of the fragment, a standing woman (only her raised left arm, most of the her torso and part of her legs remain). She wears a himation over a peplos, and gestures with her left hand. Behind her, a warrior (lower right leg missing) steps into a chariot to right. He wears a petasos and a cuirass over a short chiton, has a Boeotian shield on his back (blazon: balls), and two crossed baldrics over his cuirass. On the left sie of the team (and thus only partially visible), an old man stands to right and glances back. He wears a himation over a chiton, and carries a spear.
Traces of the glazed zone above the figured band. Interior, black.

Adapted from Clark, A., CVA Malibu 2 (1990).
Shape
Technique
Date
about 540–530 B.C.
Culture
Greek (Attic)
Dimensions
H: 4.15 cm W: 7.40 cm
Museum
J. Paul Getty Museum
Accession Number
86.AE.166
Image Source
getty_cc0
Images courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art (CC0)