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Drinking cup (kylix) depicting a man holding a basket, a pot and a staff

about 485–480 B.C.
Place of ManufactureAthens, Attica, Greece
Medium/TechniqueCeramic, Red Figure
DimensionsHeight: 8 cm (3 1/8 in.); diameter: 22.2 cm (8 3/4 in.)
Credit LineCatharine Page Perkins Fund
Accession number95.29
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ClassificationsVessels
InscriptionsInscribed: "The boy is handsome" (HO PAIS KALOS); On bucket: "The boy" (HO PAIS) On the pot in the right hand of the man: ΗΟΠΑΙS Interior: ΗΟΠΑΙS ΚΑLΟΣ
ProvenanceBy 1894: with Edward Perry Warren (according to his records: bought at Chiusi); 1895: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren for
$ 29,857.37 (this figure is the total price for MFA 95.9-95.174)