Terracotta kylix (drinking cup)
Antiphon Painter
ca. 500–475 BCE
Medium
Terracotta
Dimensions
H. 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm); diameter 9 3/8 in. (23.8 cm)
Classification
Vases
Culture & Period
Greek, Attic · Late Archaic
Department
Greek and Roman Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase by subscription, 1896
Accession Number
96.18.67
Tags
AthletesMenMale Nudes
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 Like many vase painters of antiquity, this artist is known not by a personal name recorded in historical documents, but by a scholarly convention: the name Antiphon Painter was assigned by...