Vases Red-figure Kylix Fragmentary Attic Red-Figure Cup
Fragmentary Attic Red-Figure Cup

Fragmentary Attic Red-Figure Cup

Red-figure Oltos · Kylix · about 510 B.C.
The cup is composed from multiple fragments, with large areas missing. On A, the head and shoulders of Herakles, wearing a lion's skin. He advances to the right, with his left arm outstreched, followed by Hermes (head, upper body, and one leg, with his kerykeion (?) in added red). Two feet, presumably belonging to a single figure, are preserved at the lower right of the scene. The lower part of a greave (?) is preserved above each foot.
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On B, the legs of a running Amazon, followed by a rider wearing patterned clothing with sleeves and trousers, a soft hat and a quiver, and a second armed rider (hoplite shield, quiver).

Palmette complexes under handles, and a band of palmettes underneath the frieze.

Tondo: very fragmentary - feet and hat of a single figure (Amazon?), holding spear (?)
Shape
Technique
Date
about 510 B.C.
Culture
Greek (Attic)
Painter
Dimensions
D: 43.30 cm
Museum
J. Paul Getty Museum
Accession Number
79.AE.16
Image Source
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