Terracotta kylix: hybrid Siana lip-cup (drinking cup)
C Painter
ca. 560 BCE
Medium
Terracotta
Dimensions
H. 7 in. (17.8 cm) diameter 11 1/8 in. (28.3 cm)
Classification
Vases
Culture & Period
Greek, Attic · Archaic
Department
Greek and Roman Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1912
Accession Number
12.234.1
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
HorsesChariots
About the Artist
C Painter
The C Painter stands as one of the most significant Attic black-figure vase painters of the Archaic period, active in Athens circa 575–550 BCE. His conventional name, assigned by the scholar John Beazley, derives from his pronounced “Corinthianising” style, which drew heavily on Corinthian vase-painting traditions while adapting them to Attic techniques and vessel shapes. Working primarily in the ...