 | |  |
Drinking cup (kylix) with erotic scene
Greek, Late Archaic Period, about 480 B.C.
Douris
Place of Manufacture: Athens, Attica, Greece
Height: 7.8 cm (3 1/16 in.); diameter: 21.2 cm (8 3/8 in.)
Ceramic, Red Figure
Inscriptions: "the girl is pretty" (HE PAIS KALE) (above their heads), and "Hold still!"(HEXE HESUXOS) (issuing from the man's mouth)Classification: VesselsOn view in the: Early Greek GalleryCup interior tondo composition: sex scene: A bearded man bends over a woman with short hair (which may indicate her status as a slave). She braces herself on the stool in front of her which has lion-paw feet and various things piled on top of it, including her clothes. To the left is a couch (kline) which has an elaborately carved post with ionic volutes. An overstuffed striped cushion tops the kline.
Inscription: "the girl is pretty" (HE PAIS KALE) (above their heads), and "Hold still!"(HEXE HESUXOS) (issuing from the man's mouth)
Exterior is undecorated. Museum of Fine Arts, BostonGift of Landon T. Clay, 1970
Accession number: 1970.233Provenance/Ownership History: By 1969: with Münzen und Medaillen A.G., Malzgasse 25, Basel, Switzerland (auction 40, lot 93); purchased at auction 40 by Landon T. Clay; gift of Landon T. Clay to MFA, March 11, 1970
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Please note:
If you have comments or questions regarding objects in the collection or about the results of your search, please write to webmaster@mfa.org. Note that some of the electronic records indicate that they have not been reviewed recently by curatorial staff and might need revision; also, please note that a small percentage of the MFA’s collection is not presently searchable online. We are pleased to share images of objects on this Web site with the public as an educational resource. While these images are not permitted to be used for reproduction, we encourage you to do so by visiting our image rights page to submit a request.
|
; diameter: 21.2 cm (8 3/8 in.)<br />Museum of Fine Arts, Boston<br /><br />Gift of Landon T. Clay<br />1970.233<br />'),'/zoom.asp?file=46-41.jpg&width=600&height=420&captiontitle='+escape('Drinking cup (kylix) with erotic scene')+'&title='+escape('Drinking cup (kylix) with erotic scene')) "Click to enlarge")
; diameter: 21.2 cm (8 3/8 in.)<br />Museum of Fine Arts, Boston<br /><br />Gift of Landon T. Clay<br />1970.233<br />'),'/zoom.asp?file=C26881.jpg&width=600&height=420&captiontitle='+escape('Drinking cup (kylix) with erotic scene')+'&title='+escape('Drinking cup (kylix) with erotic scene')) "Click for larger image")
