Vases Red-figure Oinochoe Attic Red-Figure Mug (Oinochoe, Shape 8c)
Attic Red-Figure Mug (Oinochoe, Shape 8c)

Attic Red-Figure Mug (Oinochoe, Shape 8c)

Red-figure Painter of Philadelphia 2449 · Oinochoe · about 480 B.C.
Type 8 oinochoe with a vertical handle (flat strap). There is black gloss inside and outside, with some incrustations within, and extensive areas of misfiring outside. A reserved ground line runs around the exterior, with a nude short-haired youth walking to the right. He holds a bundle of drapery in his outstretched left hand, and looks back at a strigil in his outstretched right. To the left, on the ground, is a discus, decorated with a swastika. There is an inscription to the left of the youth - KA?OS

The flat base is unpainted save for a black central dot and ring. The incised Greek inscription AISXY?O is not ancient.
Shape
Technique
Date
about 480 B.C.
Culture
Greek (Attic)
Dimensions
H: 9.50 cm D: 9.20 cm
Museum
J. Paul Getty Museum
Accession Number
73.AE.136
Image Source
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Images courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art (CC0)