Terracotta kylix (drinking cup)

Painter of London E 100

ca. 460 BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Interior, woman with phiale (libation bowl) at altar Exterior, women at home The decoration shows scenes in the life of Athenian women. Libations were offered by both men and women. On the outside, women appear in their domestic quarters—with a casket, alabastron (perfume vase), and sandals hung on the wall, and with a male visitor.

Artist

Painter of London E 100

Date

ca. 460 BCE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Greek, Attic

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Purchase by subscription, 1896