M0016190EC: Greek Attic kylix (wine cup) decorated with figures of youths, 4th century BC

Date:
1957
Reference:
WT/D/1/20/1/145/42
Part of:
Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive
  • Archives and manuscripts

About this work

Also known as

Previous title, replaced March 2022: Kylix. red figure technique, inside 2 youths in circle of key pattern, on the outside 6 youths, one holding a purse.

Description

Photograph of a Greek Attic kylix (wine cup) decorated with a red figure technique showing two youths in a circle of key pattern (inside) and six youths, one holding a purse (outside). Created by the 'Aberdeen' painter, in the third quarter of the 4th century BC. It was purchased by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum in 1922 and accessioned in 1936 (accession number R569/1936). It is not held by Wellcome Collection. Related images: M0016190EA, M0016190EB

Publication/Creation

1957

Physical description

1 photograph glass plate negative; 10.2 x 12.7 cm

Related material

Wellcome Collection holds the accession register which provides an entry for the item: accession number R569/1936.

Copyright note

Copyright is held by Wellcome Collection

Notes

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2021.

Terms of use

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.

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