Terracotta kylix: band-cup (drinking cup)

Tleson Painter|Tleson

ca. 550–540 BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Obverse, siren and panther; Reverse, two sphinxes The band-cup was produced concurrently with the lip-cup. The two shapes are often designated "Little Master cups," owing to their small scale. Some artists, such as Tleson and his painter-collaborator, worked on both shapes. the ban-cup is a darker vase than the lip cup, with the decoration confined to a clay-colored zone between the handles. The motifs, however, tend to be similar.

Artist

Tleson Painter|Tleson

Date

ca. 550–540 BCE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Greek, Attic

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Gift of F. W. Rhinelander, 1898