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Drinking cup (kylix) with Telephos at the palace of Agamemnon

470–460 B.C.
Place of ManufactureAthens, Attica, Greece
Medium/TechniqueCeramic, Red Figure
DimensionsHeight: 11.4 cm (4 1/2 in.)
Diameter: 33 cm (13 in)
Credit LineHenry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession number98.931
On View
On view
ClassificationsVessels
Inscriptions"Hieron made [it]" (HIERON EPOIESEN) ΗΙΕΡΟΝ ΕΠΟΙΕΣΕΝ
ProvenanceAccording to Caskey-Beazley III: from Eastern Etruria; by 1896: with Edward Perry Warren (according to Warren's records: Brought to Rome by a contadino but whence is uncertain. Date of this purchase 1896.); 1898: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren for $ 69,618.13 (this figure is the total price for MFA 98.641-98.940)
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