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Kylix

400- 450 BC (made)
Place of origin

Red figures of the poet Musaeus and the muse Calliope

Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Painted eartheware
Brief description
Kylix or (tazza) painted earthenware, Ancient Greek (Attic) 450 BC
Physical description
Red figures of the poet Musaeus and the muse Calliope
Dimensions
  • Height: 10.1cm
  • Diameter: 24.1cm
Styles
Marks and inscriptions
inside:kanniote outside: kanos and mosais
Object history
Bought, Sig. Castillani
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
666-1864

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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