http://utw10658.utweb.utexas.edu/items/browse?tags=1980.35&output=atom <![CDATA[Blanton Museum of Art Collections]]> 2024-03-29T02:31:36-05:00 Omeka http://utw10658.utweb.utexas.edu/items/show/2784 <![CDATA[Black-Figure Cup - Type A (Wine Cup)]]> 2017-06-16T17:01:33-05:00

Dublin Core

Creator

In the manner of the Lysippides Painter

Title

Black-Figure Cup - Type A (Wine Cup)

Date Created

circa 520 BCE-510 BCE

Spatial Coverage

8.5 cm x 21.5 cm (3 3/8 in. x 8 7/16 in.)

Identifier

1980.35

Medium

Terracotta

Description

A gorgoneion, the fierce face of the mythical Gorgon, a female monster also known as Medusa, turns away evil and reminds the drinker of the dangers of excess. On the exterior, two pairs of eyes, framed by grape vines, turns the kylix into a mask when the cup is held up. The eyes could represent those of the Gorgon or of Dionysus, the god of wine.

Rights Holder

Archer M. Huntington Museum Fund and the James R. Dougherty, Jr. Foundation, 1980

Type

ceramic

Has Version

http://utw10658.utweb.utexas.edu/plugins/Dropbox/files/object_images/ART New/1980.35_top.zif

Requires

15079
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