Terracotta rim fragment of a kylix (drinking cup)
Lyandros Painter
470–460 BCE
Medium
Terracotta
Classification
Vases
Culture & Period
Greek, Attic · Classical
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
2011.604.1.2249
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
Lyandros Painter
**The Lyandros Painter** was an anonymous Athenian red-figure vase painter active during the early Classical period, roughly 470–450 BCE. His conventional name derives from a kalos inscription on one of his works, as identified by the scholar J.D. Beazley. Specializing in kylixes (drinking cups), he produced finely detailed red-figure vessels that reflect the refined aesthetic of mid-fifth-century...