Kylix (drinking cup): Youth Running to Left | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1925.30.132
People: The Harvard Painter, Greek (active c. 500 BCE)
Title: Kylix (drinking cup): Youth Running to Left
Classification: Vessels
Work Type: vessel
Date: c. 500 BCE
Places: Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Attica
Period: Archaic period
Culture: Greek
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/292102

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Terracotta
Technique: Red-figure
Dimensions: H. 7 x diam. 17.4 cm (2 3/4 x 6 7/8 in.)

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: Beazley Archive Database #201147

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Joseph C. Hoppin
Accession Year: 1925
Object Number: 1925.30.132
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Interior: Nude youth running to left looking back to right. He wears a vine wreath in his hair (outline reserved) in applied purple, now faded. The vase is entirely covered with a fair black glaze except for the border of the interior medallion, edge of foot and panel under each handle.

Verification Level

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