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Black-Figure Kylix

Black-figure Hunt Painter · Kylix · about 540 B.C.

A snarling lion decorates the interior of this Lakonian black-figure kylix or cup. The placement of the lion's body, with its head turned back and its paw raised, serves to animate the creature and also represents the painter's attempt to find a creative way to fill the cup's circular interior. Simple rays, banding, and palmettes at the handles decorate the cup's exterior

Shape

Kylix

Technique

Black-figure

Date

about 540 B.C.

Culture

Greek (Lakonian)

Painter

Hunt Painter

Attribution

Attributed