Black-Figure Cup - Type A (Wine Cup)
Primary
In the manner of the Lysippides Painter
(Greek-Attic)
NationalityGreek-Attic, Europe
Datecirca 520–510 BCE
MediumTerracotta
DimensionsOverall: 3 3/8 × 8 7/16 in. (8.5 × 21.5 cm)
Sheet: 3 3/8 × 8 7/16 in. (8.5 × 21.5 cm)
Sheet: 3 3/8 × 8 7/16 in. (8.5 × 21.5 cm)
Credit LineBlanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin, Archer M. Huntington Museum Fund and the James R. Dougherty, Jr. Foundation, 1980.35
Rights Statement
Collection AreaAntiquities
Object number1980.35
On View
On viewLocations
- exhibition BMA, Gallery, A2
Collection Highlight
A gorgoneion, the fierce face of the mythical Gorgon, a female monster also known as Medusa, turns away evil and reminds the drinker of the dangers of excess. On the exterior, two pairs of eyes, framed by grape vines, turns the kylix into a mask when the cup is held up. The eyes could represent those of the Gorgon or of Dionysus, the god of wine.
