Terracotta fragments of a kylix (drinking cup)
490–480 BCE
Medium
Terracotta
Classification
Vases
Culture & Period
Greek, Attic · Late Archaic
Department
Greek and Roman Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Dietrich von Bothmer, Distinguished Research Curator, Greek and Roman Art, 2011
Accession Number
2011.604.1.6460
Art Historical Context
Behold the delicate terracotta fragments of a kylix, a shallow drinking cup crafted by the masterful Antiphon around 490–480 BCE. Hailing from Attic Greece during the Late Archaic period, this vessel exemplifies the pinnacle of ancient pottery artistry. Attributed to one of the era's innovative painters, these shards once formed a sympotic essential—used in lively male drinking parties where philosophy, poetry, and revelry flowed freely. The Antiphon Painter active in Athens at the cusp of the Classical age, championed the red-figure technique. Here, figures emerge vividly from a black-gloss ...
About the Artist
Antiphon Painter
The Antiphon Painter was an ancient Athenian vase painter active in the early fifth century BCE, during the red-figure period of Greek pottery — one of the most celebrated chapters in the history of ancient art. Like many vase painters of antiquity, this artist is known not by a personal name recorded in historical documents, but by a scholarly convention: the name Antiphon Painter was assigned by...