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Framed Print of Attic Red-Figure Kylix, about 490 BC. Creator: Onesimos
Attic Red-Figure Kylix, about 490 BC. Wine Cup with a Woman Playing a Drinking Game.
Additional Info: Scenes of revelry decorate this Athenian red-figure kylix or cup. On the interior, a nude woman reclines as she plays kottabos, a popular drinking game at the symposium (male drinking party). With one handle of a deep drinking cup (skyphos slipped over her index finger, she tries to flick the dregs from the bottom of the cup at a target some distance away. The sympotic theme continues on the exterior. On one side, youths dance with skyphoi and krotala (castanet-like instruments), and one appears to brandish a slipper. On the other, two more youths cavort and gesture around a woman who reclines on a cushion, playing krotala. She is nude but for the shoes on her feet and the fabric wrap upon her head. The symposium was a male event, and when women were present, they were there typically to entertain or otherwise attend to the participants. The nudity of the pair on this cup would have been inappropriate for respectable Athenian women, and they represent either enslaved women, hired as prostitutes, or hetaerae, women of independent means who augmented an evening's drinking with their song, conversation, and sexual allure. Heritage Images features heritage image collections. © Heritage Art/Heritage Images
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Media ID 40623585
5th Century Bc Athenian Athens Attic Double Handle Drinking Vessel Game Greece Europe Handle Handles Kylix Lying Lying Down Reclining Recumbent Red Figure Reveller Revelry Skyphos Symposium Terra Cotta Terracotta Two Handled Two Handles Wine Cup
Modern Frame 14"x12" (36x31cm)
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Wood effect frame, card mounted, 10x8 fade resistant photo print. Overall outside dimensions 14x12 inches (36x31cm). Environmentally and ozone friendly, 40mm wide x 15mm Polycore® moulding has the look of real wood, is durable and light and easy to hang. Biodegradable and made with non-chlorinated gases (no toxic fumes) it is efficient; producing 100 tons of polystyrene can save 300 tons of trees! Prints are glazed with lightweight, shatterproof, optical clarity acrylic (providing the same general protection from the environment as glass). The back is stapled hardboard with a sawtooth hanger attached. Note: measurements provided are estimated outer dimensions, which include both the image and the frame. While we aim to keep sizing consistent, exact dimensions may vary slightly due to differences in print size or production requirements, which may result in a variation in the overall size (up to approximately 2.5cm (1"))
These are individually made so all sizes are approximate
Estimated Image Size (if not cropped) is 24.4cm x 19cm (9.6" x 7.5")
Estimated Product Size is 36cm x 31cm (14.2" x 12.2")
