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Nikosthenes Painter (6th BCE)

(attributed to the workshop of): Kylix (Drinking Cup). Greek; Athens, about 530/520 B.C. This vase honors Dionysos as the god of both wine and the theater. When the drinker raised the cup to his mouth, it doubled almost as a theatrical mask, with the handles serving as ears and the circular hollow representing a mouth. The round, wide eyes staring back at the viewer symbolize the intoxicating effects of the drink, the wine god’s gaze, or both. Drinking vessels decorated in this manner are called eye cups. Terra-cotta, black-figure technique, 11.1 cm (4 3/8 in.) x 31.1 cm (12 1/4 in.). Anonymous loan, 16.2012.

Location The Art Institute of Chicago/Chicago/USA

Unique Identifier AR832200

Type Image

Purpose Public

Size 5616px × 3744px

Photo Credit The Art Institute of Chicago / Art Resource, NY

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