Black-Figure Kotyle (Drinking Cup): Animal Friezes
Shoe Lane Painter (Greek, early-mid 1900s)
600s–500s BCE, with modern painting and incision
Medium
ceramic
Dimensions
h. 7.3 cm
Classification
Ceramic
Department
Greek and Roman Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of J. H. Wade
Accession Number
1924.873
Tags
gender unknown
About this artwork
This vessel began as an authentic drinking cup in the ancient Greek city of Corinth. Originally bearing no figural decoration, it was given new handles and animal friezes in a style recalling that of ancient Corinthian artists. The modern decorator was prolific enough that scholars have recognized their hand, coining the name “Shoe Lane Painter” after a street in Athens where many such vases were sold.