Kylix overpainted with black varnish
Kylix with overpainted black varnish
The kylix was found together with other materials inside a small funerary cluster near Porta S. Marco (Siena, SI), in tombs probably dating to the late-Orientalizing, Archaic, and Hellenistic periods. Dated to the 4th century B.C., it is characterized by a cylindrical support and a trombiform foot, while the handle attachment is of the rod type. The red overpainted decoration is devoted to a scene placed in the inner tondo, rendered with a braided border, in which a long-bearded satyr attempts to snatch a maenad; alongside them are a calyx krater and a thyrsus. The handles are externally decorated with a palmette vegetal motif.
The kylix was found together with other materials inside a small funerary cluster near Porta S. Marco (Siena, SI), in tombs probably dating to the late-Orientalizing, Archaic, and Hellenistic periods. Dated to the 4th century B.C., it is characterized by a cylindrical support and a trombiform foot, while the handle attachment is of the rod type. The red overpainted decoration is devoted to a scene placed in the inner tondo, rendered with a braided border, in which a long-bearded satyr attempts to snatch a maenad; alongside them are a calyx krater and a thyrsus. The handles are externally decorated with a palmette vegetal motif.
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