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Drinking cup (kylix) depicting satyrs and a komos

Greek
Late Archaic Period
510-490 B.C.
Place of Manufacture: Greece, Attica, Athens

Medium/Technique Ceramic, Red Figure
Credit Line William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number13.82
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsVessels

DescriptionSevere style. Interior: a satyr, wreathed, standing in a large jar. Around the figure the inscription 'the boy' (HOPAIS).

Exterior: a large palmette at each side of the handles.
A. Two satyrs wrestling.
B. Two youths running to right, looking back. The foremost is falling to his knees; the other has a pair of clappers. Repaired.

InscriptionsInterior: ΗΟΠΑΙ(Σ)
Side B: Π