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Title
Black figured Attic cylix, Athena between two warriors.
Collection

Wonders: Images of the Ancient World

Pottery -- Greek

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1883
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC-WON POTT-Gre
Topics
Pottery -- Greece
Pottery, Greek
Athena (Greek deity)
Minerva (Roman deity)
Eyes
Warriors -- Greece -- To 499
Birds in art
Kylikes
Genres
Prints
Notes
Source note: From Griechische Keramik. Ausgewählt und aufgenommen von A. Genick. Mit Beschreibung von Adolf Furtwängler. (Berlin Wasmuth 1883) Furtwängler, Adolf (1853-1907), Author.
Content: Page contains one whole and three partial illustrations. Three are labeled with numbers. Written below main illustration: "[1.] Black figured Attic cylix. Athena between two warriors. 3. Archaic Corinthian cylix. 4. Black figured late Attic cylix."
Content: The eyes ("oculi") on the cup in the main illustration resemble those painted on the bows of ancient Greek warships. Athena may be intervening to stop the battle or, as the goddess of righteous war, helping one of the fighters. A swan-like bird is depicted on the vessel at the lower left, while a pair of warriors are fighting with spear and shield on the bowl on the lower right.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 print : col. : 24 x 45 cm.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 81c9af90-c5bf-012f-11d4-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1883: Issued
  • 2020: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Black figured Attic cylix, Athena between two warriors." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1883. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-644b-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Black figured Attic cylix, Athena between two warriors." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-644b-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1883). Black figured Attic cylix, Athena between two warriors. Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-644b-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Black figured Attic cylix, Athena between two warriors.