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Associated subjects: attributed to oltos (+), oionokles painter (+), unknown (+), greek, athens, about 470 b.c. (+), boscoreale (+), mythological scenes (+), makron (+), geometric patterning (+), athletic contests (+), military valor (+), onesimos (+), music making (+), daily life (+), north africa (+), keith rand (+), etruscans (+), funerary monuments (+), cyprus (+), simon hitchens (+), greek, athens, about 500 b.c. (+), funerary rituals (+), greek, athens, about 480 b.c. (+), copies of earlier greek statues (+), bronzes (+), athenian vases (+), achaemenid persian empire (+), classical greek art (+), black-figure vase painting (+), terracotta (+), zora palova (+)
Attributed to Oltos: Psykter (1989.281.69) ¦ Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History ¦ The Metropolitan Museum of Art 520–510 b.c.; archaic; red-figure attributed to oltos greek, attic terracotta h. 11 7/8 in. (30.2 cm) gift of norbert schimmel trust, 1989 (1989.281.69) hoplites astride dolphins encircle the body of this psykter, a vessel used for cooling wine at symposia (drinking parties). after filling the psykter with wine, participants would have placed it inside a large krater containing cold water. as the psykter bobbed in the water, the dolphins would have appeared as if diving into and leaping from the depths of the krater.
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/1989.281.69 [328 words]
National Gallery of Art, Wine Jug with a Drunken Man Singing (Getty Museum) s needs. the boy stands patiently carrying his master's belongings--a walking stick and a basket covered with a cloth--and holds out a jug for him to urinate into. many greek vases were designed for use at symposia, or drinking parties. vase-painters frequently depicted the physical effects of indulgence, from over-stretched bladders to upset stomachs. since symposia were aristocratic events, faithful servants often appear, shepherding the revelers through their difficulties.
http://www.getty.edu/art/gettyguide/artObjectDetails?artobj=14093 [232 words]
Attributed to the Ashby Painter: Kylix-Type B (1993.11.5) ¦ Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History ¦ The Metropolitan Museum amalia lacroze de fortabat gift and the bothmer purchase fund, 1993 (1993.11.5) interior: warrior testing his trumpet exterior: symposium scene in athens during the decades just before and after 500 b.c., vases used in symposia were prominent in the output of potters and painters. the exterior of this kylix, a shallow drinking cup, presents two vignettes of a symposium. on one side, a youth holds a kylix in his right hand and a keras (
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/1993.11.5 [268 words]
Terracotta psykter (vase for cooling wine) ¦ Oltos ¦ Highlights ¦ Greek and Roman Art ¦ Collection Database ¦ Works of A the six dolphins would have seemed to leap and dive as the psykter, filled with wine, bobbed in ice water inside a large krater. oltos was an early red-figure painter who specialized in decorating cups and other shapes used in symposia (drinking parties). this procession of identically dressed foot soldiers seems to advance with military precision. a number of other dolphin-riding hoplites appear on vases of this period.
http://www.metmuseum.org/works_of_art/collection_database/all/terracotta_psykter_vase_for_cooling_wine_oltos/objectview. [529 words]
National Gallery of Art, Wine Cup with a Woman Playing a Game (Getty Museum) 14 scenes of nude male revelers and hetairai, or high-class prostitutes, decorate this athenian red-figure kylix or cup. on the interior of the cup, a reclining hetaira plays kottabos, a popular drinking game at symposia, or aristocratic drinking parties. the woman slips one handle of a cup over her index finger and tries to flick the dregs from the bottom of the cup at a target some distance away. related scenes cover the outside of the cup.
http://www.getty.edu/art/gettyguide/artObjectDetails?artobj=12036 [223 words]
National Gallery of Art, Wine Cup with a Satyr (Getty Museum) the greek god of wine. the satyr wears the ivy wreath also associated with human revelers, but his tail and ears show his animal nature. many greek vases, especially elaborate cups, were designed for use at symposia, or drinking parties. therefore, vase-painters frequently decorated these vessels with scenes of human revelry and drinking, or, as in this case, with mythological scenes of dionysos and his satyrs.
http://www.getty.edu/art/gettyguide/artObjectDetails?artobj=14150 [150 words]
National Gallery of Art, Wine Cup with a Reveler (Getty Museum) 8 x 7 5/8 in. 86.ae.292 a reveler dances away the night, holding onto his cup with one hand and his walking stick with the other. many greek vases, especially elaborate cups, were designed for use at symposia or drinking parties. therefore, vase-painters frequently decorated these vessels with scenes of revelry and drinking. consuming the wine in the cup revealed the joyous dancer at its bottom.
http://www.getty.edu/art/gettyguide/artObjectDetails?artobj=14165 [201 words]