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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 vices, lotus buds under the vices. At the bottom, a leaning, naked youth. Greek ceramics, sport in antiquity iconography. Vessel kylix, Attica; 510–500 BC previously dated c. 520 BC. Weight 1.030 kg., A shallow, stemmed bowl with a wide rim and two horizontal handles sits against a neutral background, decorated in contrasting black and orange tones; the exterior band features a scene of human figures rendered in orange on a black ground, showing dynamic poses and flowing drapery and limbs, with a few areas of wear and surface loss revealing lighter orange beneath; decorative palmette-like motifs in orange flank the scene near each handle, and the underside of the bowl and pedestal are predominantly black with some orange showing at the base and rim.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A02_337

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

37.7Mo (2.2Mo) / 50.8cm x 18.6cm / 6000 x 2195 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Kylix depicting youths play Thalia Painter fl 520–510 Bc A three naked youths B two youths spears rhyton Palmettes vices lotus buds under bottom leaning naked youth Greek ceramics sport antiquity iconography Vessel kylix Attica 510–500 BC previously dated c 520 Bc Weight 1.030 kg shallow stemmed bowl wide rim two horizontal handles sits neutral background decorated contrasting black orange tones exterior band features scene human figures rendered orange black ground showing dynamic poses flowing drapery limbs areas wear surface loss revealing lighter beneath decorative palmette- motifs orange flank scene near handle underside bowl pedestal predominantly black orange showing base rim.