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Red-figure kylix with a bathing scene, the Boots Painter ca. 460 BC. Bath iconography; Greek ceramics. Physical description: goblet with slightly parted rim edges, shallow bowl, low stem, and flat foot. Vices have a round cross-section, slightly raised tops reaching the line of the rim. Conical bottom. Sleeve-shaped foot. Scene: Women wash at lutrions bowls on high bases, pass around folded garments, and one of them ties the characteristic high boots. Technology: Thick, very good quality varnish, evenly distributed. Smooth surface. Traces of turning invisible, brush marks visible. Mixture: mica. Condition notes: Artifact glued from many fragments; visible conservation restorations; surface contaminated; visible secondary losses and chips; standing surface heavily worn. Provenance/attribution notes: Attributed to the Boots Painter. ca. 460 BC. Attica/Athens/Tarquinia Beazley 1928. Kylix, vessel. Dimensions: height 9.2 cm; width 29.8 cm; depth 22.8 cm; weight 0.53 kg., A shallow, footed ceramic bowl with a pair of horizontally curved handles, mainly black with areas of worn orange-brown where the surface has flaked; the exterior rim area shows a painted orange-brown scene against the black background depicting human figures in profile, some leaning or bending, with stylized hair and limbs, and a few additional objects or shapes between them; the pedestal and base are black with more patches of exposed orange-brown clay, and the handles and interior rim also show similar wear and color contrast.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A01_322

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Keywords

Red-figure kylix bathing scene Boots Painter ca 460 Bc Bath iconography Greek ceramics Physical description goblet slightly parted rim edges shallow bowl low stem flat foot Vices round cross-section raised tops reaching line rim Conical bottom Sleeve-shaped foot Scene Women wash lutrions bowls high bases pass folded garments them ties characteristic high boots Technology Thick good quality varnish evenly distributed Smooth surface Traces turning invisible brush marks visible Mixture mica Condition notes Artifact glued fragments visible conservation restorations surface contaminated visible secondary losses chips standing surface heavily worn Provenance attribution notes Attributed Boots Painter ca Attica Athens Tarquinia Beazley 1928 Kylix vessel Dimensions height 9.2 cm width 29.8 cm depth 22.8 cm weight 0.53 kg shallow footed ceramic bowl pair horizontally curved handles mainly black areas worn orange-brown flaked exterior rim area painted orange-brown scene black background depicting human figures profile leaning bending stylized hair limbs additional objects shapes them pedestal base black patches exposed orange-brown clay interior rim also wear color contrast.