Vases Black-figure Kylix Eye Cup
Eye Cup
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Eye Cup

Black-figure Kylix · c. 530 BCE
Interior: Gorgoneion, drawn in outline, with irises and lips in added white, the tongue and hair in added red; Exterior: Quadripartite with two eye-areas and two handle-areas. In between each set of large eyes is a rudimentary nose. Between the eyebrows is a teardrop-shaped mark flanked by dots; another dot above the nose. The irises are painted white. Nude komasts flank each pair of eyes near the handles. All but one are beardless and all have red hair. Beneath each handle is an inverted lotus bud with dots. A rounded fillet separates the bowl of the kylix from its pedestalled foot. Condition: One piece of rim broken off and repaired; otherwise intact.
Shape
Technique
Period
Archaic period
Date
c. 530 BCE
Culture
Greek
Dimensions
H: 11.70 cm W: 23.00 cm D: 76.71 cm
Medium
Terracotta
Findspot
Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Attica
Museum
Harvard Art Museums
Accession Number
1925.30.19
Image Source
harvard
Images courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art (CC0)