Greek black-figure kylix with ithyphallic guineafowl, Late 5th century BC
Terracotta
Height: 8.2cm, width across handles: 26.1cm, diameter of rim: 20.4cm
11527 TA
Further images
The interior covered in a black glaze, the reserved tondo decorated with an ithyphallic guineafowl, its neck and head resembling an erect penis, the end of which is highlighted in...
The interior covered in a black glaze, the reserved tondo
decorated with an ithyphallic guineafowl, its neck and head
resembling an erect penis, the end of which is highlighted
in added red paint. The exterior decorated on both sides
with a pair of large eyes either side of a nude, bearded satyr
who holds a rhyton in his outstretched hand. Either side of
the elegant, upward turning handles are pairs of dangling
grape vines, a helix in the handle zone. The resting surface
reserved. Recomposed from fragments, with some lacunae.
Restored areas have been painted and blended out.
Provenance
19th century collection; an old collection label on the foot with "Cl II 12"Jean Talbot, Brussels, Belgium; acquired 1970s
Private collection, France; acquired 2011 from the French art market
