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English: Pederastic courtship scenes on the exterior of a Kylix.[1]

It has been commented tht "Hares were popular love gifts in Athenian society...[and] ...a hare can be seen siting tamely on the lap of one of the seated figures."[1]

It has also been commented that "Lyres, sponges, string bags with knucklebones, and oil jars (aryballoi) hang in the background..." suggesting that this is occurring at the gymnasium and/or the symposium."[1]

The Interior of the cup shows two figures standing with one figure holding a lyre.


Attic cup

Artist: Douris

Potter: Attributed to the Python potter

Date: Around 480BCE


Dimensions:

Object: 11.9 × 38.9 × 31.2 cm

Object (Foot): 11.2 cm

Medium: Terracotta


Museum: J. Paul Getty Museum. At the Getty Villa campus.

Object Number: 86.AE.290
Date BCE
Source https://www.getty.edu/art/collection/object/103W7E?altImage=7490ee8e-d0d5-469d-bcee-619ba67fe444
Author J. Paul Getty Museum
Other versions
  • Pederastic courtship scenes. This image is the other side of the same Kylix.
    Pederastic courtship scenes. This image is the other side of the same Kylix.
  • The interior of the same Kylix.
    The interior of the same Kylix.

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  1. ↑ a b c J. Paul Getty Museum. Attic Cup. www.getty.edu. J. Paul Getty Museum. Retrieved on 8 August 2024.

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Exterior of an Attic kylix with pederastic courtship scenes. Artist; Douris. Potter; Attributed to the Python potter. Date; Around 480BCE. Museum; J. Paul Getty Museum

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