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Drinking cup (kylix) with animals in combat
Greek
Archaic Period
550–540 B.C.
Place of Manufacture: Greece, Attica, Athens
Medium/Technique
Ceramic, Black Figure
Dimensions
Height: 16 cm (6 5/16 in.), diameter: 23 cm (9 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
William E. Nickerson Fund, No. 2
Accession Number61.1073
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
Catalogue Raisonné
CVA Boston 2, pl. 098, 3-4; 099, 4.
DescriptionBand cup. Friezes of animals in combat and Sirens in the areas between the handles. The animals are individually named by inscriptions. Red band below and rim of foot in red; red medallion in inside center.
Side A (left to right): Siren, lion and boar, two leopards and deer, Siren.
Side B: Siren, two lions and bull, leopard and deer, Siren.
Broken and mended with restorations as visible.
Side A (left to right): Siren, lion and boar, two leopards and deer, Siren.
Side B: Siren, two lions and bull, leopard and deer, Siren.
Broken and mended with restorations as visible.
ProvenanceBy 1961: with Münzen und Medaillen A.G., Malzgasse 25, Basel, Switzerland (auction 22, May 13, 1961, lot 125); 1961: with Hesperia Art, 2219 St. James Place, Philadelphia 3, Pa.; October 11, 1961: purchased by MFA from Hesperia Art for $ 2,977-.