Attic black-figure cup with swan frieze - ROM2018_16837_7

ROM2018_16837_7

Attic black-figure cup with swan frieze

Maker: Attributed to the Swan Group
Medium:Wheel-thrown earthenware, slip-painted
Geography: Made in Athens, Greece; findspot unknown
Date: about 570-550 BC
Period: Greek Archaic period
Dimensions:
3.6 x 5.6 cm
Object number: 919.5.103
Credit Line: Sigmund Samuel Collection
On view
Gallery Location:Gallery of Greece
DescriptionThe cup (kotyle) is decorated with a frieze of six (painted in silhouette, not true black-figure techniqueThis cup was attributed to the Swan Group of vase painters by Beazley.
Cataloguer: Dr. John W. Hayes (ROM Staff, 1968-1992)
Cataloguer: Dr. Kate Cooper (2012 to present)
Collection:
Greek World
Department: World Cultures: Greek and Roman
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