Terracotta stemless kylix (drinking cup)

Penthesilea Painter

ca. 460 BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Exterior, obverse, Eos (goddess of dawn) pursuing Tithonos Reverse, Eos pursing Kephalos Eos, the goddess of dawn, is shown with Tithonos and Kephalos, who are on their way to school before sunrise. Though summarily executed, the scenes are perfectly suited to the low walls of a stemless cup, and they effectively contrast the eager goddess and the recalcitrant schoolboys.

Artist

Penthesilea Painter

Date

ca. 460 BCE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Greek, Attic

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Purchase by subscription, 1896