Terracotta kylix (drinking cup)

Dokimasia Painter

ca. 480 BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Interior, man playing lyre Exterior, obverse and reverse, komasts (revelers) The decoration of this cup depicts revelers in various moods and actions. On the interior, a pensive man is shown holding a lyre and a plektron (pick). The men and youths on the exterior appear with the paraphernalia of drinking and music, and one of them dances.

Artist

Dokimasia Painter

Date

ca. 480 BCE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Greek, Attic

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1906