About this artwork
During the course of the 5th and 4th centuries B.C., black vessels (commonly called black-glaze vessels) were made with increasing frequency in both Greece and South Italy. Many of them replicate the shape of metal vessels. Others have detailing that is molded or incised. While the quality of these vessels varies greatly, all would have been less expensive than vessels decorated in other contemporary techniques, for example, in red-figure.
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Status
- On View, Gallery 151
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Department
- Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
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Culture
- Ancient Greek
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Title
- Stemless Kylix (Drinking Cup)
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Place
- Cales (Object made in)
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Date
- 300 BCE–200 BCE
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Medium
- terracotta, Calenian relief ware
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Dimensions
- 6.8 × 19 × 12.9 cm (2 5/8 × 7 1/2 × 5 1/8 in.)
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Credit Line
- Museum Purchase Fund
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Reference Number
- 1905.341
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IIIF Manifest
- https://api.artic.edu/api/v1/artworks/40871/manifest.json
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