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Fragment from Red-Figure Kylix: Nereus(?) and Nereid

c. 470–460 BCE

manner of Pistoxenos Painter

(Greek, Attic, active c. 470–460 BCE)
Culture
Greek, Attic
Medium
ceramic
Measurements
Overall: 14.5 cm (5 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of J. H. Wade 1924.537
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Location
102B Greek
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Nereus, a god of the sea, had 50 daughters, known as Nereids.

Description

Broken from the rim and bowl of a drinking cup, this fragment shows a woman looking back and moving away from a bearded man. Because she holds a dolphin, she is likely a Nereid, or sea nymph. The man may be her father, Nereus, although he is usually shown with white hair and beard (appropriately, for he is often called “Old Man of the Sea”).
A black ceramic vessel fragment features reddish-orange detailing of two stylized figures in profile. Left, a bearded man in a pleated garment faces right. A woman stands opposite him, reaching forward while holding a small dolphin in her raised hand. Both wear finely lined tunics against the solid dark background. The curved, irregular fragment has broken edges, highlighting the incomplete nature of the ancient scene depicting Nereus and a Nereid.

Fragment from Red-Figure Kylix: Nereus(?) and Nereid

c. 470–460 BCE

Pistoxenos Painter

(Greek, Attic, active c. 470–460 BCE)
Greek, Attic

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