Kylix, Cup, with Reclining Drinker, Youths
Artistattributed to
Makron
(Greek, Attic, active c. 500-475 BCE)
CultureGreek, Attic
Datec. 475 BCE
MediumRed-figured terracotta
Dimensions2 3/16 x 8 11/16 in. (5.6 x 22 cm)
Classificationsceramics
Credit LineAckland Fund
Object number62.14.2
DescriptionOn the interior framed by a leftward maeander, a bearded man wearing a himation and a wreath reclines on a couch with striped cushions. Added red paint is applied to thewreath. A basket decorated with red tassels hangs from the wall opposite him. The scene depicts an event from a Greek symposium, a male drinking party. The man holds a
cup similar to the one on which it is depicted and prepares to flick the last drops of wine from his cup to a target in a game called kottabos.
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