Kalpis

Description

Kalpis or hydria of pottery decorated in red-figure with a frieze of figures showing Eos pursuing Tithonos, and bands of laurel and palmettes: Ancient Mediterranean, Ancient Greek, Attic, by Polygnotos, 5th century BC, c. 475-425 BC

Museum reference

A.1877.29

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Kalpis, Hydria

Production information

Polygnotos
ANCIENT MEDITERRANEAN
Attica, ANCIENT GREECE

Date

Classical
5th century BC

Style / Culture

Ancient Greek
Attic, Ancient Greek
Red-figure

Materials

Pottery

Physical description

Earthenware; design in red on a black ground

Associations

Depicted: Eos
Depicted: Tithonos

Exhibitions

• Artistic Legacies (08 Feb 2019)
  National Museum of Scotland

• Artistic Legacies (29 Jul 2011 - 2018)
  National Museum of Scotland

References

Matheson, S.B., Polygnotos and Vase Painting in Classical Athens (Madison, 1995): 77, PL.60

Beazley, J.D., Attic Red-Figure Vase-Painters, 2nd edition (Oxford, 1963): 1032.59

Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum, (EDINBURGH, The National Museums of Scotland) GREAT BRITAIN, Fascicule 16, p.22, pl. 20.1-5

On display

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