Terracotta kylix (drinking cup) ca. 540-520 B.C. Attributed to the Group of the Phineus Painter Obverse and reverse, between eyes, nose; at handles, earsWhile certainly influenced by Attic models, Chalcidian eye-cups have a distinct elegance produced by their normally fine potting and and precise decoration. The small, concave foot that is often reserved rather than glazed also gives these works a light appearance. While noses do occur between eyes on Attic eye-cups, the inclusion of ears is a Chalcidian feature. The noses and ears evoke satyrs and associate the decoration, sparse though it is, with the world of Dionysos.. Terracotta kylix (drinking cup). Greek, Chalcidian. ca. 540-520 B.C.. Terracotta; black-figure. Archaic. Vases
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