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Black-Figure Eye-Cup Analysis

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The Black-Figure Eye-Cup is a kylix, or drinking cup, featured in the Cummer Museum made by an unknown artist circa 520 – 500 B.C.E. during the Attic period in Greece. It is one of about 30 vessels traditionally classified as the Group of Courting Cups, all of which are eye-cups of a consistent shape, typified by a shallow bowl, plain lip, and a short, splayed foot. Eye-cups are a specific type of kylix characterized by pairs of eyes painted onto the external surface. It is made of terracotta, painted in black-figure technique, and employs the use of incised lines and the addition of white detailing to create heightened images. The bowl and foot of this kylix are the rich red color of fired clay, with the handles and stem painted completely
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