Terracotta kylix: eye-cup (drinking cup) ca. 530 Signed by Nikosthenes Interior, gorgoneion (Gorgon's face)Exterior, obverse, between eyes, Dionysos, the god of wine, with satyrs and maenads; reverse, between eyes, chariotNikosthenes was the leading ceramic entrepreneur in Athens from about 530 to the end of the sixth century. Because he signed his name often, we know that he had a large shop and exported actively. Many of the largest preserved Attic vases were made for the Etruscan Terracotta kylix: eye-cup (drinking cup). Greek, Attic. ca. 530 Terracotta; black-figur
Terracotta kylix: eye-cup (drinking cup) ca. 530 Signed by Nikosthenes Interior, gorgoneion (Gorgon's face)Exterior, obverse, between eyes, Dionysos, the god of wine, with satyrs and maenads; reverse, between eyes, chariotNikosthenes was the leading ceramic entrepreneur in Athens from about 530 to the end of the sixth century. Because he signed his name often, we know that he had a large shop and exported actively. Many of the largest preserved Attic vases were made for the Etruscan Terracotta kylix: eye-cup (drinking cup). Greek, Attic. ca. 530 Terracotta; black-figure. Archaic. Vases
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