Tazza
first half of 5th century BC (made)
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Tazza, Kylix, earthenware, with red-figure painting. Inside, within a medallion, is a figure of a youth treading grapes in a tub. Outside are two groups representing Peleus seizing Thetis in the presenece of Melite and two other Nereids, and four Nereid with an altar beside a palm-tree in their midst, with purple inscription.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Red eartheware, painted in black, the designs being reserved in red and details painted in purple. |
| Brief description | Tazza, Kylix, earthenware with red-figure painting, found at Vulci in Etruria, Italy, made at Attica in Greece, first half of 5th century BC |
| Physical description | Tazza, Kylix, earthenware, with red-figure painting. Inside, within a medallion, is a figure of a youth treading grapes in a tub. Outside are two groups representing Peleus seizing Thetis in the presenece of Melite and two other Nereids, and four Nereid with an altar beside a palm-tree in their midst, with purple inscription. |
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| Credit line | Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street |
| Object history | Found at Vulci in Etruria, Italy. Made at Attica in Greece. |
| Production | Found at Vulci in Etruria, Italy. Made at Attica in Greece. |
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| Accession number | 4807-1901 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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