Vases Red-figure Kylix Fragment of a Kylix (drinking cup): Dancer with Ca...
Fragment of a Kylix (drinking cup): Dancer with Castanets
View 1
View 2

Fragment of a Kylix (drinking cup): Dancer with Castanets

Red-figure EUERGIDES · Kylix · 510-500 BCE
In the tondo of this cup, a dancer performs wearing a short tunic (chiton), her breasts exposed, with her hair tucked back into a headdress (sakkos). The fineness of her clothing is detailed in diluted glaze strokes in addition to slender black lines for folds. She holds out a set of castanets in front of her to accompany her dance. In the background is written “LEAGROS.”
Shape
Technique
Period
Archaic period
Date
510-500 BCE
Culture
Greek
Painter
Attribution
Attributed
Dimensions
D: 1.02 cm
Findspot
Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Attica
Museum
Harvard Art Museums
Accession Number
1977.216.2388
Image Source
harvard
Images courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art (CC0)