MAKE A MEME View Large Image Group of Ferrara T981 - Red-Figure "Skyphos" with Dancer and "Komast" - Walters 482121 - Side A.jpg This skyphos a large drinking cup depicts a dancer and a komast a drunken reveler The dancer lunges to the right with extended arms while ...
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Keywords: Group of Ferrara T981 - Red-Figure "Skyphos" with Dancer and "Komast" - Walters 482121 - Side A.jpg This skyphos a large drinking cup depicts a dancer and a komast a drunken reveler The dancer lunges to the right with extended arms while the komast stands in profile holding a skyphos These scenes of festivity are fitting for this vessel which was associated with the symposium men's drinking party This particular piece bears evidence of ancient repairs several copper-alloy clamps-some now broken-were used to join the pieces of the damaged vessel indicating the value of the skyphos to the owner even after it had lost its function of holding liquid ca 475 450 BC Classical terracotta copper alloy cm 13 9 27 5 with handles; Diam at mout cm 18 7 ; Diam at foot cm 12 1 accession number 48 2121 29016 Sale XVI Basel June 30 1956 no 132 Paul I Ilton date and mode of acquisition unknown The Paul I Ilton Collection Sale Hans M F Schulman New York November 21 1959 no 637 Walters Art Msueum 1959 by purchase Museum purchase with funds provided by the S and A P Fund 1959 inscription place of origin Attica Greece Walters Art Museum license Ancient Greek red-figure pottery in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Group of Ferrara T981 Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs artist update Dance in ancient Greek pottery Komos scenes
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