APC Image: AK 1083Fragments of Black-figured vases. Top row, left to right: Fragment of small cup with offset edge. The design on the handle zone consists of a chain of reversing lotus and palmette. On the lip and below the main zone are three rows of alternating dots; tongue at the base. The pattern on the handle zone is Klitian in type (cf. the zone of the Kalydonian boar hunt on the Francois vase). Ca. 560 B.C. Fragment from the rim of an eye-kylix. The upper part of a warrior seen in back view, together with the upper part of his shield. The brow of the eye of the cup appears at the right. A. 530-520 B.C. Fragment from the rim of a lip of a little master cup, decorated on the upper zone. The upper part of a centaur with outstretched left arm. The top of the thigh of the horse part is visible. Cf. Acropolis [1578] for the restoration of the whole figure. Ca. 540 B.C. Second row, left to right: Two fragments of band cup. On either side, a quadriga in front view. The lower fragment shows the lower part of the car and the horses' legs. The upper fragment is not from the same side as the spacing of legs and wheels differs slightly, but from its measurements it doubtless comes from the same cup. Ca. 540 B.C. Second and third fragments from Left come from the handle zone of a band cup with offset lip. A and B, quadriga. On the first fragment are preserved parts of the charioteer and a small part of the wheel of the car; at the left, a nonsense inscription. The second fragment consists of most of the wheel of the car on the other side of the cup, also the hind legs of the horses. Ca. 550-540 B.C. Two fragments of handle zone of a band cup, here shown one on top of the other. On either side, a siren. The sirens on this cup are in the tradition of Tleson, but not by him. Ca. 550-540 B.C. Fragment of the rim of a band cup (rim not offset). Silens and maenads dancing. The upper part of a naked silen and the left arm and the nose of a woman looking toward him. For the scene,( see brief citation), a band cup in New York. Ca. 540 B.C.(?) Fragment of handle zone of band cup. Two figures facing. Only the raised left hand of the first is preserved; most of the second, draped figure remains (head and feet are missing) standing to left. Third quarter of the sixth century B.C. Third row, left to right: Fragment from the rim of a band cup. A procession to the right(?). A rider and the upper part of one of the horses remain. At the left, a man's hand holding something(?). Ca. 540 B.C. Fragment of a band cup. Quadriga to right. The heads of three of the horses are preserved, with a small part of the chariot pole and the reins. Ca. 540 B.C. Part of the handle zone of a band cup. Part of the left leg and wing of a Nike hastening to right; the draped figure of a man to left, and the left leg of a second man striding to right. Ca. 540 B.C. Part of the handle zone of a band cup. Quadriga to right. The forepart of the quadriga is preserved, with its prancing horses and its wheels seen in three-quarter view. A vertical line of dots punctuates the scene at the right. Last quarter of the sixth century B.C. Fourth row, left to right: Fragment of the handle zone of a cup, with the reserved stripe below. Herakles feasting. The draped man lying on a cushion with his lion skin hanging on the wall at the right must be Herakles. The lower end of his club (?) may be seen at the extreme right. Ca. 510 B.C. Fragment of a cup decorated on the interior; the start of the foot visible on the outside. A feline to right. Only the tail of the animal is left. Probably from a lip cup. Ca. 550 B.C. Fragment of cup decorated on the interior. Courting scene. Remain the lower legs of man and boy at the left and those of a third man dancing to the right. For the same motive, cf. Acropolis 1761. Although the cup from the Acropolis is much less careful, the glaze less good, the scale smaller, the cup may very well be from the same workshop. They have the same flat bowl and the reserved band around the tondues with the red applied directly on the ground. The third figure on the Acropolis vase carries a wreath. End of the sixth century B.C. (For courting scenes see brief citation). Fragment of the interior of a cup. The haunch, a part of the hind paws and the forelegs of a feline to left. From a lip cup(?). Ca. 550 B.C. Fifth row, left to right: Fragment from the interior of a cup. Courting scene. Part of the heads of a man and a boy facing each other. One of the man's hands is touching the chin of the lad. Belongs to the courting scene of the 4th row(?). (Beazley). End of the sixth century B.C. Fragment of "Droop" cup. Pygmy and cranes(?). On the main figure zone (upside down) are a swan or crane, a small running figure (a pygmy?) and the tip of the wing of another bird. On the handle zone, traces of the loops of the chain of buds. None of the several fragments of "Droop" cups among the Acropolis fragments match this piece. Ca. 540 B.C.(?). Fragment from the handle zone of a "Droop" cup. A man following a chariot. The wheel of the car and the hem of the charioteer's chiton are preserved, with the legs of the man behind the chariot. The wheel is hand drawn. Ca. 540-530 B.C. Fragment from the handle zone of a cup. Quadriga to right. Part of the wheel and car show at the left, then the hind legs of the horses and the line of their bellies. Behind the chariot, the leg of a man; at the right, the greaved leg of a warrior walking beside the horses. Sixth row left to right: Fragment of the side of a cup. Athena(?). The lower drapery of a woman hastening to the right, apparently with a shield on her arm; the tip of a ray shows below the horizontal lines under the scene. Ca. 520-510 B.C. Fragment of a small stemless cup decorated on the interior only, except for a zone of rays, alternately solid and in outline, over the foot. A horse to left: the hind legs and part of the body of the animal remain. End of the sixth century B.C.(?). Part of the foot and centre of a small cup. In the centre of the cup, a gorgoneion. There are a great many cups with gorgoneia from the Acropolis. Last quarter of the sixth century B.C.(?). Fragment of rim of kylix. Quadriga to right. The heads of two of the horses are left, with a vine in the field. This cup is rather like many other examples from the Acropolis, but rather better than the average. End of the sixth century B.C.-beginning of the fifth. Fragment of the rim of a kylix. Woman (maenad?). The upper part of her body to left with right arm outstretched. Vines, bare of leaves, in the field. Late sixth century B.C.(?)
Object Description:   Fragments of Black-figured vases. Top row, left to right: Fragment of small cup with offset edge. The design on the handle zone consists of a chain of reversing lotus and palmette. On the lip and below the main zone are three rows of alternating dots; tongue at the base. The pattern on the handle zone is Klitian in type (cf. the zone of the Kalydonian boar hunt on the Francois vase). Ca. 560 B.C. Fragment from the rim of an eye-kylix. The upper part of a warrior seen in back view, together with the upper part of his shield. The brow of the eye of the cup appears at the right. A. 530-520 B.C. Fragment from the rim of a lip of a little master cup, decorated on the upper zone. The upper part of a centaur with outstretched left arm. The top of the thigh of the horse part is visible. Cf. Acropolis [1578] for the restoration of the whole figure. Ca. 540 B.C. Second row, left to right: Two fragments of band cup. On either side, a quadriga in front view. The lower fragment shows the lower part of the car and the horses' legs. The upper fragment is not from the same side as the spacing of legs and wheels differs slightly, but from its measurements it doubtless comes from the same cup. Ca. 540 B.C. Second and third fragments from Left come from the handle zone of a band cup with offset lip. A and B, quadriga. On the first fragment are preserved parts of the charioteer and a small part of the wheel of the car; at the left, a nonsense inscription. The second fragment consists of most of the wheel of the car on the other side of the cup, also the hind legs of the horses. Ca. 550-540 B.C. Two fragments of handle zone of a band cup, here shown one on top of the other. On either side, a siren. The sirens on this cup are in the tradition of Tleson, but not by him. Ca. 550-540 B.C. Fragment of the rim of a band cup (rim not offset). Silens and maenads dancing. The upper part of a naked silen and the left arm and the nose of a woman looking toward him. For the scene,( see brief citation), a band cup in New York. Ca. 540 B.C.(?) Fragment of handle zone of band cup. Two figures facing. Only the raised left hand of the first is preserved; most of the second, draped figure remains (head and feet are missing) standing to left. Third quarter of the sixth century B.C. Third row, left to right: Fragment from the rim of a band cup. A procession to the right(?). A rider and the upper part of one of the horses remain. At the left, a man's hand holding something(?). Ca. 540 B.C. Fragment of a band cup. Quadriga to right. The heads of three of the horses are preserved, with a small part of the chariot pole and the reins. Ca. 540 B.C. Part of the handle zone of a band cup. Part of the left leg and wing of a Nike hastening to right; the draped figure of a man to left, and the left leg of a second man striding to right. Ca. 540 B.C. Part of the handle zone of a band cup. Quadriga to right. The forepart of the quadriga is preserved, with its prancing horses and its wheels seen in three-quarter view. A vertical line of dots punctuates the scene at the right. Last quarter of the sixth century B.C. Fourth row, left to right: Fragment of the handle zone of a cup, with the reserved stripe below. Herakles feasting. The draped man lying on a cushion with his lion skin hanging on the wall at the right must be Herakles. The lower end of his club (?) may be seen at the extreme right. Ca. 510 B.C. Fragment of a cup decorated on the interior; the start of the foot visible on the outside. A feline to right. Only the tail of the animal is left. Probably from a lip cup. Ca. 550 B.C. Fragment of cup decorated on the interior. Courting scene. Remain the lower legs of man and boy at the left and those of a third man dancing to the right. For the same motive, cf. Acropolis 1761. Although the cup from the Acropolis is much less careful, the glaze less good, the scale smaller, the cup may very well be from the same workshop. They have the same flat bowl and the reserved band around the tondues with the red applied directly on the ground. The third figure on the Acropolis vase carries a wreath. End of the sixth century B.C. (For courting scenes see brief citation). Fragment of the interior of a cup. The haunch, a part of the hind paws and the forelegs of a feline to left. From a lip cup(?). Ca. 550 B.C. Fifth row, left to right: Fragment from the interior of a cup. Courting scene. Part of the heads of a man and a boy facing each other. One of the man's hands is touching the chin of the lad. Belongs to the courting scene of the 4th row(?). (Beazley). End of the sixth century B.C. Fragment of "Droop" cup. Pygmy and cranes(?). On the main figure zone (upside down) are a swan or crane, a small running figure (a pygmy?) and the tip of the wing of another bird. On the handle zone, traces of the loops of the chain of buds. None of the several fragments of "Droop" cups among the Acropolis fragments match this piece. Ca. 540 B.C.(?). Fragment from the handle zone of a "Droop" cup. A man following a chariot. The wheel of the car and the hem of the charioteer's chiton are preserved, with the legs of the man behind the chariot. The wheel is hand drawn. Ca. 540-530 B.C. Fragment from the handle zone of a cup. Quadriga to right. Part of the wheel and car show at the left, then the hind legs of the horses and the line of their bellies. Behind the chariot, the leg of a man; at the right, the greaved leg of a warrior walking beside the horses. Sixth row left to right: Fragment of the side of a cup. Athena(?). The lower drapery of a woman hastening to the right, apparently with a shield on her arm; the tip of a ray shows below the horizontal lines under the scene. Ca. 520-510 B.C. Fragment of a small stemless cup decorated on the interior only, except for a zone of rays, alternately solid and in outline, over the foot. A horse to left: the hind legs and part of the body of the animal remain. End of the sixth century B.C.(?). Part of the foot and centre of a small cup. In the centre of the cup, a gorgoneion. There are a great many cups with gorgoneia from the Acropolis. Last quarter of the sixth century B.C.(?). Fragment of rim of kylix. Quadriga to right. The heads of two of the horses are left, with a vine in the field. This cup is rather like many other examples from the Acropolis, but rather better than the average. End of the sixth century B.C.-beginning of the fifth. Fragment of the rim of a kylix. Woman (maenad?). The upper part of her body to left with right arm outstretched. Vines, bare of leaves, in the field. Late sixth century B.C.(?)
Negative Number:   AK 1083
Category:   Pottery
Subcategory:   Vessel
Site:   Acropolis, North Slope
City:   Athens
Region:   Attica
Country:   Greece
Date:   1934
Format:   Glass-plate
Dimensions:   24 X 18
Bibliography:   JHS (1929), pp. 260 f. JHS (1932), p. 204, fig. 20. Hesperia 4 (1935), p. 262, fig. 25.
Repository:   ASCSA ARCHIVES
Collection Title:   Archaeological Photographic Collection
Series:   AK
Image Width:   2106
Image Height:   2838