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Kylix, Cup, with Athletes

Kylix, Cup, with Athletes

Artist (Greek, Attic, active c. 450-420 BCE)
CultureGreek, Attic
Datec. 430 BCE
Mediumred-figured terra cotta
Dimensions3 15/16 x 8 7/8 in. (10 x 22.5 cm)
Classificationsceramics
Credit LineAckland Fund
Object number66.27.4
DescriptionOn the interior, the tondo contains a nude archer, drawing his bow to shoot to right in a neatly balanced composition. He stands on a ground line beside a pillar or starting post on a single-stepped base. His right arm crosses his chest, obscuring part of it, in a naturalistic action pose. Six abdominal divisions are rendered in a dilute glaze, unlike the exterior figures. The archer is shown with a three-quarter face, frontal torso and left leg. The empty space above his head is balanced by the exergue (the area beneath the ground line). The border consists of a rightward-stopped maeander interrupted by checkerboard squares.
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