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Two Red-figure Cup Fragments: Komos

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Side A: Komos. Midsection of youth in three-quarter view to left, cloak spread out behind (possibly over right shoulder and held out in left hand). Near the rim, lower lip and chin with draped shoulders of youth to right, right arm outstretched holding large skyphos in palm of hand, head thrown back in song. Full relief contours; preliminary sketch; dilte glaze musculature. Lip reserved inside and out. Fragment A (torso): thickness at top 0.3 cm, thickness at bottom 0.4 cm. Fragment B (rim): thickness at rim 0.2 cm, thickness at bottom 0.3 cm.
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics Dr. J. Robert Guy Oxford England (?-1994) sold; to Peter Sharrar New York (1994-1995) sold: to Harvard University Art Museums. Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum Purchase through the generosity of Jonathan H. Kagan Mr. and Mrs. Evangelos Karvounis Ian M. Watson McLaughlin Nicholas S. Zoullas and the Florence Gould Foundation and the Alpheus Hyatt Purchasing Director's Discretionary and Marian H. Phinney Funds
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Title: Two Red-figure Cup Fragments: Komos
Description:
Side A: Komos.
Midsection of youth in three-quarter view to left, cloak spread out behind (possibly over right shoulder and held out in left hand).
Near the rim, lower lip and chin with draped shoulders of youth to right, right arm outstretched holding large skyphos in palm of hand, head thrown back in song.
Full relief contours; preliminary sketch; dilte glaze musculature.
Lip reserved inside and out.
Fragment A (torso): thickness at top 0.
3 cm, thickness at bottom 0.
4 cm.
Fragment B (rim): thickness at rim 0.
2 cm, thickness at bottom 0.
3 cm.

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