Harvard Art Museums > 2007.104.2: Kylix of the Six's Technique Vessels Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Kylix of the Six's Technique , 2007.104.2,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 25, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/58792. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2007.104.2 Title Kylix of the Six's Technique Classification Vessels Work Type vessel Date 400 BCE-300 BCE Places Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Etruria Period Classical period, Late, to Early Hellenistic Culture Etruscan Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/58792 Physical Descriptions Medium Terracotta Technique Wheel-made Dimensions 10 x 24.25 cm (3 15/16 x 9 9/16 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Two Etruscan Kylikes (2007.104.1 and 2), one black-figure, one Six's Technique: Purchased from Dr. Herbert Cahn, Basel, March 1966. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Alice Corinne McDaniel Collection, Department of the Classics, Harvard University Accession Year 2007 Object Number 2007.104.2 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Buff fabric with highly lustrous black slip. On the exterior of the cup, large palmettes flanked by spirals occupy the space below the cup's squared loop handles. On the front and back of the exterior are identical pairs of youths wearing fillets and standing to face each other. The youth on the right wears a cloak over his left shoulder and holds a strigil in his extended right hand. The youth on the left is nude and holds a branch in his left hand and a strigil in his right. On the interior of the cup, the tondo is framed by a circular maeander and cross band. Within this, two nude youths face each other with a small tree between them. The one on the left holds a wreath in his right hand and grasps the trunk of the tree in his left. The one on the right holds a wreath up in his right hand and a club in his left. The lip of the vessel is defined by a thin red strip. Reconstructed from several fragments. Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
