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Kabeirion Skyphos depicting Kirke or Penelope at the loom
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Kabeirion Skyphos depicting Kirke or Penelope at the loom

Black-figure Skyphos · 5th century BCE
From the Kabeirion, Thebes. Side A: Odysseus and Kirke. On the left a large loom, before which a female figure clad in a chiton is sitting with both hands extended. Facing her to left two men wearing chlamydes and piloi, the first leaning on a staff. Only their heads and shoulders are preserved. Side B: Grape clusters. Below, encircling the entire vase, broad, glazed band intersected by two narrow reserved stripes. Reddish bands on edge of foot and concentric circles underneath. Exterior reserved, interior entirely covered with a reddish brown glaze. Execution hasty and incisions careless.
Shape
Technique
Period
Classical period
Date
5th century BCE
Culture
Greek
Dimensions
H: 17.30 cm W: 26.90 cm
Medium
Yellowish clay with slip, brown glaze
Findspot
Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Boeotia
Museum
Harvard Art Museums
Accession Number
1925.30.127
Image Source
harvard
Images courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art (CC0)