Caption

Kylix depicting youths at play, Thalia Painter fl. 520–510 BC. A: three naked youths; B: two youths with spears, one with a rhyton. Palmettes at the handles, lotus buds under the handles. At the bottom, a reclining naked youth. Sport in antiquity iconography. Greek ceramics; vessel kylix. 510–500 BC previously dated c. 520 BC. Attica. Weight 1.030 kg., A shallow pedestal bowl with a curved handle rising from its rim, decorated with a floral motif in contrasting colors; the bowl and pedestal are primarily black with beige or tan painted designs and areas of wear, showing rougher beige edges and cracks; the floral elements include petal-like shapes and spiral forms in beige against the black background, and the handle shows both black and beige tones where the surface is worn.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A02_338

License type

Rights managed

Available size

42.3Mb (1.7Mb) / 19.1in x 8.6in / 5718 x 2585 (300dpi)

Keywords

Kylix depicting youths play Thalia Painter fl 520–510 Bc A three naked B two youths spears rhyton Palmettes handles lotus buds under bottom reclining youth Sport antiquity iconography Greek ceramics vessel kylix 510–500 BC previously dated c 520 Bc Attica Weight 1.030 kg shallow pedestal bowl curved handle rising rim decorated floral motif contrasting colors bowl pedestal primarily black beige tan painted designs areas wear showing rougher edges cracks floral elements include petal- shapes spiral forms black background handle black beige tones surface worn.