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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Bilingual Eye-Cup Fragments with Hermes (Interior) and Crouching Figures (Exterior)
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art
Attributed (Greek, Attic, active ca. 525 - 500 BCE)

Bilingual Eye-Cup Fragments with Hermes (Interior) and Crouching Figures (Exterior)

AAT Object Form/Functioneye cups (kylikes)
AAT Object Techniquebilingual (vase painting)
AAT Object Form/Functionsherds
Dateca. 520 BCE
MediumCeramic
Credit LineGift of Dr. Dietrich von Bothmer
DimensionsA: 3 1/2 × 3 1/8 × 3/16 in. (8.9 × 7.9 × 0.5 cm) B: 2 1/2 × 1 3/8 × 1/4 in. (6.4 × 3.5 × 0.6 cm) C: 4 1/8 × 2 1/8 × 3/16 in. (10.5 × 5.4 × 0.5 cm) D: 2 1/8 × 3 5/8 × 1/4 in. (5.4 × 9.2 × 0.6 cm) E: 2 1/4 × 4 × 1/8 in. (5.7 × 10.2 × 0.3 cm) F: 2 3/4 × 1 3/8 × 1/8 in. (7 × 3.5 × 0.3 cm) G: 3 1/2 × 1 1/2 × 3/4 in. (8.9 × 3.8 × 1.9 cm) H: 3 1/8 × 2 × 1 in. (7.9 × 5.1 × 2.5 cm) I: 2 1/2 × 1 1/2 × 1 in. (6.4 × 3.8 × 2.5 cm) J: 1 3/4 × 1 3/8 × 3/16 in. (4.4 × 3.5 × 0.5 cm) K: 1 5/8 × 1 1/8 × 1/8 in. (4.1 × 2.9 × 0.3 cm) L: 1 1/4 × 1 1/4 × 1/8 in. (3.2 × 3.2 × 0.3 cm) M: 1 7/8 × 1 × 1/8 in. (4.8 × 2.5 × 0.3 cm) N: 5/8 × 3/4 × 1/8 in. (1.6 × 1.9 × 0.3 cm) O: 7/8 × 3/4 × 1/8 in. (2.2 × 1.9 × 0.3 cm) P: 1/2 × 3/4 × 1/8 in. (1.3 × 1.9 × 0.3 cm) Q: 1/2 × 7/8 × 1/8 in. (1.3 × 2.2 × 0.3 cm)
Object number2006.051.006A/Q
ProvenanceEx coll. Dietrich von Bothmer (1918-2009), New York, New York. B, D (part), F, J, K, and M acquired from Robert Hecht (1919-2012) [Robert Hecht Gallery], New York, New York, September 1987. I acquired from Jacques Chamay, Geneva, Switzerland, 1981. P acquired from Frieda Tchacos [Galerie Nefer], Zurich, Switzerland, November 1988.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Greek and Roman Art