Kylix with Boar Hunting Scene
ca. 480 BCE (Classical)
3 7/16 x 9 5/8 in. (8.8 x 24.5); width with handles: 12 1.2 in. (31.7 cm)
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Aristocratic youths honed their athletic and military skills through the hunt. On this "kylix" (a shallow cup for drinking wine), a youth's triumphant success in bringing down a boar imitates the well-known imagery of the hero Meleager, who, among his exploits, hunted the Caly...
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Hesperia Art, Philadelphia, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1959, by purchase.
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