Kylix (drinking cup) depicting in relief Aphrodite seated, Eros and Pan wrestling, and a herm of Priapos
Kylix (drinking cup) depicting in relief Aphrodite seated, Eros and Pan wrestling, and a herm of Priapos

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Ancient Mediterranean Art

Kylix (drinking cup) depicting in relief Aphrodite seated, Eros and Pan wrestling, and a herm of Priapos,

3rd–2nd century BCE

South Italian
Hellenistic Period, ca. 323–30 BCE
y155

Information

Title
Kylix (drinking cup) depicting in relief Aphrodite seated, Eros and Pan wrestling, and a herm of Priapos
Dates

3rd–2nd century BCE

Medium
Calenian ware ceramic
Dimensions
when sitting flat on table: 5.3 × 14.5 cm (2 1/16 × 5 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Trumbull-Prime Collection
Object Number
y155
Place Made

Europe, Italy, Southern Italy

Culture
South Italian
Period
Hellenistic, Calene
Type
vessels (containers), ceramics, cups
Materials
ceramic
Subject
gods, fillets, relief, Greek mythology, herms, plant-derived motifs

Mary Hollister Prime (née Trumbull) (1827-1872) and William Cowper Prime, Class of 1843 (1825-1905); 1890 gift to Princeton University Art Museum.

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