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Wine Cup (Kylix) with Conversing Youths

Wine Cup (Kylix) with Conversing Youths

The Akestorides Painter from the workshop of Douris

The interior of this wine cup shows a seated and a standing youth in animated conversation. The exterior on both sides shows three youths talking, one holding a staff.
Artist
The Akestorides Painter from the workshop of Douris
(Greek, Attic, active ca. 470-ca. 450 B.C.E.)
Title
Wine Cup (Kylix) with Conversing Youths
Date
ca. 460 B.C.E.
Medium
Earthenware with red-figure decoration
Dimensions
3 3/4 x 12 3/16 in. overall
Credit
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur J. Frank
Accession No.
1985.94
Classification
Ceramics
Geography
Greece

Related

<span>Münzen und Medaillen, A.G. (Basel, Switzerland); May 1971, sold by Münzen und Medaillen, A.G. (Basel, Switzerland) to Joel L. Malter &amp; Co. (Encino, CA); October 1973, sold by Joel L. Malter &amp; Co. (Encino, CA) to Arthur J. Frank (Milwaukee, WI); 1985, gifted to the Elvehjem Museum of Art [now called Chazen Museum of Art]. [Last researched by Chazen staff 23 December 2021]</span>

  • Elvehjem Museum of Art. "Ancient Etruscan and Greek Vases in the Elvehjem Museum of Art." University of Wisconsin Regents. Madison, Wis., 2000. p. 60, no. 39
  • Classical Art Research Centre. University of Oxford. "Beazley Archive Pottery Database.": https://www.beazley.ox.ac.uk/record/15C4DFC7-A331-40D0-A229-45EA534D7F1D. no. 9055374

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