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© Bruce M. White, 2011.
Wine Cup (Kylix) with Symposiast Walking his Dog while Singing a Hymn to Zeus
© Bruce M. White, 2011.
© Bruce M. White, 2011.
© Bruce M. White, 2011.
ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art
Artist (Greek, active ca. 490 - 470 BCE)

Wine Cup (Kylix) with Symposiast Walking his Dog while Singing a Hymn to Zeus

AAT Object Form/Functionsherds
AAT Object Form/Functionkylikes
AAT Object TechniqueRed-figure
CultureGreek, Attic
Periodlate Archaic - early Classical
Dateca. 480 BCE
MediumCeramic
Credit LineGift of Dr. Dietrich von Bothmer
Dimensions3 1/2 × 10 3/4 × 4 1/4 in. (8.9 × 27.3 × 10.8 cm)
Object number2005.058.001
Exhibition HistoryFrom Pharaohs to Emperors: New Egyptian and Classical Antiquities at Emory, Michael C. Carlos Museum, January 14 - April 2, 2006
Greek Vases: Gift of Dr. Dietrich von Bothmer, Michael C. Carlos Museum, May 15 - December 22, 2006
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 9, 2013 - April 28, 2014
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, July 2014 - Present
Confronting Slavery in the Classical World, Michael C. Carlos Museum (virtual exhibition), September 29, 2021 - December 19, 2021
Published ReferencesJasper Gaunt, "The Poet and the Painter: A Hymn to Zeus on a Cup by the Brygos Painter," in Between Orality and Literacy: Communication and Adaptation in Antiquity, ed. Ruth Scodel (Boston: Brill, 2014), 101-24, figures 1-2.
ProvenanceEx coll. Dietrich von Bothmer (1918-2009), New York, New York.
Status
On view
Collections
  • Greek and Roman Art