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Current location On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 157, Accession Number: 14.146.1

Date of Illustration: ca. 515 BCE

Description: Terracotta kylix (drinking cup), Attributed to Psiax Interior, archer leading horse Exterior, obverse, combat; reverse, warrior mounting chariot

Psiax was a potter and painter who used all of the techniques that were current during the last decades of the sixth century BCE, black-figure, red-figure, Six’s technique, white ground. Like the Amasis Painter in many respects, he was a meticulous draftsman who particularly favoured works on a small scale. This cup is one of this most characteristic and successful achievements. Terracotta kylix (drinking cup), Attributed to Psiax, Terracotta, Greek, Attic

Medium: Terracotta; red-figure

Dimensions: Overall: 4 3/8 x 11 1/4 in. (11.1 x 28.6 cm)

Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1914

Description from Metropolitan Museum web page.

Citations: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/248907

Similar References to Psiax painter: IC700IC070

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Image Citation for re-use: Image courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum, New York, in the Public Domain