Kylix (drinking cup, also known as a band cup) depicting a sphinx between panthers
Kylix (drinking cup, also known as a band cup) depicting a sphinx between panthers
Kylix (drinking cup, also known as a band cup) depicting a sphinx between panthers
Kylix (drinking cup, also known as a band cup) depicting a sphinx between panthers
Kylix (drinking cup, also known as a band cup) depicting a sphinx between panthers
Kylix (drinking cup, also known as a band cup) depicting a sphinx between panthers
Kylix (drinking cup, also known as a band cup) depicting a sphinx between panthers
Kylix (drinking cup, also known as a band cup) depicting a sphinx between panthers
Kylix (drinking cup, also known as a band cup) depicting a sphinx between panthers
Kylix (drinking cup, also known as a band cup) depicting a sphinx between panthers
Kylix (drinking cup, also known as a band cup) depicting a sphinx between panthers
Kylix (drinking cup, also known as a band cup) depicting a sphinx between panthers
Kylix (drinking cup, also known as a band cup) depicting a sphinx between panthers
Kylix (drinking cup, also known as a band cup) depicting a sphinx between panthers

On view

Ancient Mediterranean Art

Kylix (drinking cup, also known as a band cup) depicting a sphinx between panthers,

ca. 550–525 BCE

In the manner of the Tleson Painter
Greek, Attic
Archaic Period, ca. 600–480 BCE
y1933-36

Information

Title
Kylix (drinking cup, also known as a band cup) depicting a sphinx between panthers
Dates

ca. 550–525 BCE

Maker
In the manner of the Tleson Painter
Medium
Black-figure ceramic
Dimensions
15.0 x 27.9 cm, diam. 21.3 cm (5 7/8 x 11 x 8 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Junius S. Morgan, Class of 1888
Object Number
y1933-36
Place Made

Europe, Greece, Athens

Culture
Attic
Period
Archaic (Greek), Black-figure
Type
ceramics, little master cups
Materials
ceramic
Subject
palmettes, animals, panthers, sphinxes

Bequest to the Museum in 1933 by Junius S. Morgan

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