Eye Kylix (Wine Cup)

COLLECTION NAME:

The AMICA Library

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AMICO~1~1

The AMICA Library

Collection

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AMICA ID:

CMA_.1976.89

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CMA_.1976.89

AMICA ID

false

AMICA Library Year:

1998

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1998

AMICA Library Year

false

Object Type:

Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects

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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects

Object Type

false

Creator Name:

Psiax

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Psiax

Creator Name

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Creator Nationality:

Greek

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Greek

Creator Nationality

false

Creator Role:

artist

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artist

Creator Role

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Gender:

M

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M

Gender

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Creator Name-CRT:

Psiax

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Psiax

Creator Name-CRT

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Title:

Eye Kylix (Wine Cup)

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Eye Kylix (Wine Cup)

Title

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Title Type:

Primary

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Primary

Title Type

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View:

Detail

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Detail

View

false

Creation Date:

c. 520 BC

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c. 520 BC

Creation Date

false

Creation Start Date:

-522

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-522

Creation Start Date

false

Creation End Date:

-518

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-518

Creation End Date

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Materials and Techniques:

red-figure terracotta

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red-figure terracotta

Materials and Techniques

false

Classification Term:

Ceramic

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Ceramic

Classification Term

false

Classification Term:

Ceramic

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Ceramic

Classification Term

false

Dimensions:

Diameter: 34.3cm

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Diameter: 34.3cm

Dimensions

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AMICA Contributor:

The Cleveland Museum of Art

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The Cleveland Museum of Art

AMICA Contributor

false

Owner Location:

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

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Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Owner Location

false

ID Number:

1976.89

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1976.89

ID Number

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Credit Line:

Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund

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Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund

Credit Line

false

Rights:

http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html

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<a href="http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html"target="_new">http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html</a>

Rights

false

Context:

Psiax was one of the first black-figure artists to paint in red-figure. On some of his vases he painted in both red- and black- figure. Vases with this unique combination are called bilingual. Slightly more than a dozen of his red-figure works are known, and yet he is considered one of the great masters of that technique as well. His figures are elegant and graceful, and his compositions dramatic. The eyes on this type of cup were originally meant to fend off the power of the "evil eye." However, they had another, more humorous result. As the drinker raised the cup to his lips, it transformed itself into a monstrous face - on either side of the wild, glaring eyes, the two handles became ears, and the foot of the cup became a snout.Side A: WarriorsSide B: Cithara concertTondo: Four palmettesFoot: (owner's name incised)

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Psiax was one of the first black-figure artists to paint in red-figure. On some of his vases he painted in both red- and black- figure. Vases with this unique combination are called bilingual. Slightly more than a dozen of his red-figure works are known, and yet he is considered one of the great masters of that technique as well. His figures are elegant and graceful, and his compositions dramatic. The eyes on this type of cup were originally meant to fend off the power of the "evil eye." However, they had another, more humorous result. As the drinker raised the cup to his lips, it transformed itself into a monstrous face - on either side of the wild, glaring eyes, the two handles became ears, and the foot of the cup became a snout.Side A: WarriorsSide B: Cithara concertTondo: Four palmettesFoot: (owner's name incised)

Context

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Eye Kylix (Wine Cup)