Kylix (eye cup)
Datecirca 525–500 BCE
Mediumterracotta, black-figure
Dimensionsheight, width, and depth (overall): 4 1/2 × 11 1/2 × 15 1/2 in. (11.4 × 29.2 × 39.4 cm)
diameter (exterior rim): 11 1/2 in. (29.2 cm)
diameter (interior rim): 11 3/8 in. (28.9 cm)
height and diameter (foot): 1 1/4 × 4 in. (3.2 × 10.2 cm)
diameter (exterior rim): 11 1/2 in. (29.2 cm)
diameter (interior rim): 11 3/8 in. (28.9 cm)
height and diameter (foot): 1 1/4 × 4 in. (3.2 × 10.2 cm)
ClassificationsCeramics
Credit LinePurchased with funds from the State of North Carolina and the North Carolina Museum of Art Foundation
Object number79.1.1
On View
On viewIntroduction to the Collections, rev. ed. (Raleigh: North Carolina Museum of Art, 1992), illus. (b-w) 15.
Exhibition HistoryRaleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, “Recent Acquisitions,” November 8, 1979-February 3, 1980.
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