Vases Red-figure Kylix Kylix Depicting Men Bending Drinking from Kylix
Kylix Depicting Men Bending Drinking from Kylix
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Kylix Depicting Men Bending Drinking from Kylix

Red-figure 5056 · Kylix · ca. 510 BCE (Late Archaic)
<p>This red-figure kylix depicts a wreathed symposiast in the tondo. He bends over to the right looking into a cup which he holds delicately by the foot in his right hand; the end of his beard disappears into the vessel. In the left he holds an oinochoe which rests on the ground. The pose of the figure is innovative, and although komasts are frequently depicted in the tondo of archaic Attic red-figure cups, none share this pose. This is the only vase signed by Paidikos as painter.</p><p>For the latest information about this object, <cite><a href='https://purl.thewalters.org/art/48.2240' rel='external'>Kylix Depicting Men Bending Drinking from Kylix</a></cite>, visit the Online Collection of the Walters Art Museum.</p>
Inscription
[Transcription] Around the tondo starting from behind the figure's feet: ΠΑΙΔΙΚΟΣ ΕΓΡΑΦΣΕΝ; [Translation] Paidikos painted (this).
Shape
Technique
Date
ca. 510 BCE (Late Archaic)
Culture
Greek
Painter
Dimensions
H: 7.50 cm W: 25.30 cm
Medium
terracotta; red figure
Museum
Walters Art Museum
Accession Number
48.2240
Image Source
walters_cc0
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