Terracotta kylix: lip-cup (drinking cup) ca. 540 Signed by Tleson Exterior, obverse, hen above; below, Tleson, son of Nearchos, made [me]Tleson was one of the most prolific and meticulous potters of lip-cups. We know a bit about him because his signature often constitutes the major decoration of the exterior. From his signature, we also know that his father was Nearchos, one of the foremost innovators of the preceding generation; a work by him is displayed nearby. Tleson may have painted the vases he made; in the absence of proof, his collaborator is called the Tleson Terracotta
Terracotta kylix: lip-cup (drinking cup) ca. 540 Signed by Tleson Exterior, obverse, hen above; below, Tleson, son of Nearchos, made [me]Tleson was one of the most prolific and meticulous potters of lip-cups. We know a bit about him because his signature often constitutes the major decoration of the exterior. From his signature, we also know that his father was Nearchos, one of the foremost innovators of the preceding generation; a work by him is displayed nearby. Tleson may have painted the vases he made; in the absence of proof, his collaborator is called the Tleson Terracotta kylix: lip-cup (drinking cup) 254892 : Signed by Tleson, : Attributed to the Tleson Painter, Terracotta kylix: lip-cup (drinking cup), ca. 540 , Terracotta, H. 6 9/16 in. ( cm) width with handles 12 1/4 in. ( cm) diameter 9 3/16 in. ( cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Fletcher Fund, 1956 ()
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