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Attic Red-Figure Kalpis Fragment

Attic Red-Figure Kalpis Fragment

Red-figure about 480–470 B.C.
Body fragment, with part of the black palmette border above. The fragment preserves the upper torso and partially preserved head of a bearded male to right, wearing a chitoniskos and a dotted headband. He holds a vessel in his right hand; only its handle remains. The rendering of the figure's beard, as well as his posture, suggest he may have been part of a scene in which Herakles fights the Egyptian king Busiris.

Adapted from Neer, R., CVA Malibu 7 (1997).
Technique
Red-figure
Date
about 480–470 B.C.
Culture
Greek (Attic)
Dimensions
H: 9.70 cm
Museum
J. Paul Getty Museum
Accession Number
86.AE.232
Image Source
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Images courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art (CC0)