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Drinking cup (kylix) depicting a mule

Drinking cup (kylix) depicting a mule

about 480 B.C.
Medium/TechniqueCeramic, Red Figure
DimensionsDiameter: 16.7 cm (6 9/16 in.)
Credit LineJulia Bradford Huntington James Fund and Museum purchase with funds donated by contribution
Accession number10.199
On View
On view
ClassificationsVessels
InscriptionsInscriptions: "Laches is handsome" (LAXES KALOS); "Nikostratos is handsome" (NIKOSTRATOS KALOS) LΑΧΕS ΚΑLΟS ΝΙΚΟSΤΡΑΤΟS ΚΑΛΟS
ProvenanceBy date unknown: purchased by E. P. Warren from the Bourguignon Collection (according to Warren's records: bought from Bourguignon in Naples. From Orvieto); purchased by MFA from E. P. Warren, June 2, 1910, for $4,000.00 (this figure is the total price for MFA 10.159-10.230)
Conservation Status: After Treatment
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