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Drinking cup (kylix)

545–540 B.C.
Place of ManufactureAthens, Attica, Greece
Medium/TechniqueCeramic, Black Figure
DimensionsHeight: 12 cm (4 3/4 in.); diameter: 21.8 cm (4 3/4 in.)
Credit LineGift of Dr. Herbert A. Cahn
Accession number60.640a-b
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsVessels
InscriptionsOn the handle zone on each side: ΝΙΚΟSΘΕΝΕSΕΠΟΙΕSΕΝ
ProvenanceSaid to be from Vulci; by date unknown: with Münzen und Medaillen A.G., Malzgasse 25, Basel, Switzerland (Münzen und Medaillen auction 11, January 23-24, 1953, lot 321); Dr. Herbert A. Cahn Collection; May 11, 1960: gift of Dr. Herbert A. Cahn to MFA
Two-handled jar (amphora) with Theseus slaying the Minotaur
Two-handled jar (amphora) with Theseus slaying the Minotaur
the BMN (British Museum Nikosthenes) Painter
about 540 B.C.
High-handled drinking cup (kantharos)
High-handled drinking cup (kantharos)
the Nikosthenes Painter
about 520–510 B.C.
Tondo
Drinking cup (kylix)
the Nikosthenes Painter
about 500 B.C.
High-handled drinking cup (kantharos) with erotic scenes
High-handled drinking cup (kantharos) with erotic scenes
Nikosthenes
about 520–510 B.C.
Herakles (Red figure)
Two-handled jar (amphora) with Herakles driving a bull to sacrifice
the Andokides Painter
about 525–520 B.C.
Two-handled jar (amphora) with Achilles and Ajax
Two-handled jar (amphora) with Achilles and Ajax
the Andokides Painter
about 525–520 B.C.
Two-handled jar (amphora) with the departure of a warrior
Two-handled jar (amphora) with the departure of a warrior
the Antimenes Painter
530–520 B.C.
Two-handled jar (amphora) with Herakles and the Nemean Lion (obverse) and Dionysos and maenads dancing (reverse)
Two-handled jar (amphora) with Herakles and the Nemean Lion (obverse) and Dionysos and maenads dancing (reverse)
the Antimenes Painter
about 520–510 B.C.
Two-handled jar (amphora) depicting a woman seated on a bull
Two-handled jar (amphora) depicting a woman seated on a bull
Edinburgh Painter
about 500–490 B.C.
Storage jar (amphora) with Amazons leading horses
Storage jar (amphora) with Amazons leading horses
The Painter of Munich 1410
about 510 B.C.
Two-handled jar (belly amphora) with dueling warriors, possibly Achilles and Memnon
Two-handled jar (belly amphora) with dueling warriors, possibly Achilles and Memnon
Edinburgh Painter
about 510–500 B.C.
Two-handled storage jar (amphora) with a warrior departing
Two-handled storage jar (amphora) with a warrior departing
The Swing Painter
about 540–520 B.C.