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Drinking cup (kylix) with warriors and archers
Greek
Late Archaic Period
end of 6th century B.C.
Place of Manufacture: Greece, Attica, Athens
Medium/Technique
Ceramic, Red Figure
Dimensions
Diameter: 23 cm (9 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Julia Bradford Huntington James Fund and Museum purchase with funds donated by contribution
Accession Number10.196
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
Catalogue Raisonné
Caskey-Beazley, Attic Vase Paintings (MFA), no. 071.
DescriptionInterior: A hoplite and an archer in Asiatic costume kneeling to left. Greek inscription 'Leagros is handsome.' In field at left of the hoplite, the word 'handsome' (KALOS), and at right of the archer the word 'Legaros' ([LEAGR]OS in retrograde.
Exterior side A: Battle scene with four figures.
Exterior side B: Two youths with horses. Rear view of one horse. At the right of its rear, the Greek inscription 'Leagros' ([L]EAGROS].
Exterior side A: Battle scene with four figures.
Exterior side B: Two youths with horses. Rear view of one horse. At the right of its rear, the Greek inscription 'Leagros' ([L]EAGROS].
InscriptionsInscribed: "[L]eagros is handsome" (inside), "Leagros"
(From Left to Right)
ΚΑLΟS
[?LΕΑΛΡ]ΟS retr.
Exterior Side B: [L]ΕΑΛRΟS
(From Left to Right)
ΚΑLΟS
[?LΕΑΛΡ]ΟS retr.
Exterior Side B: [L]ΕΑΛRΟS
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Bourguignon Collection; by 1910: with E. P. Warren (according to Warren's records: said to have come from Cumae); purchased by MFA from E. P. Warren, June 2, 1910, for $4,000.00 (this figure is the total price for MFA 10.159-10.230)