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Covered drinking cup (kylix) depciting athletes and judges

about 500 B.C.
Place of ManufactureAthens, Attica, Greece
Medium/TechniqueCeramic, Black Figure
DimensionsOverall: 7.5 x 23 cm (2 15/16 x 9 1/16 in.)
Credit LineCatharine Page Perkins Fund
Accession number95.16
On View
On view
ClassificationsVessels
Inscriptions"The girl is pretty" (he pais kale) "The boy is handsome" (ho pais kalos)
ProvenanceBy date unknown: A. van Branteghem Collection; 1892: Hotel Drouot auction of van Branteghem Collection, May 30-31 and June 1, Paris, lot 21; by 1894: with Edward Perry Warren; 1895: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren for $ 29,857.37 (this figure is the total price for MFA 95.9-95.174)