Black-Figure Kotyle (Drinking Cup): Animal Friezes
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
600s–500s BCE, with modern painting and incision
Black-Figure Kotyle (Drinking Cup): Animal Friezes — Ceramic, by Shoe Lane Painter (Greek, early-mid 1900s), made in Greek, Corinthian, dated 600s–500s BCE, with modern painting and incision.
This vessel began as an authentic drinking cup in the ancient Greek city of Corinth. Originally bearing no figural decoration, it was given new handles and animal friezes in a style recalling that of ancient Corinthian artists. The modern decorator was prolific enough that scholars have recognized their hand, coining the name “Shoe Lane Painter” after a street in Athens where many such vases were sold. Physical description: ceramic; Overall: 7.3 cm (2 7/8 in.).
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Historical context
Held by Cleveland Museum of Art (object no. 1924.873). The museum record attributes this piece to Shoe Lane Painter (Greek, early-mid 1900s) in Greek, Corinthian around 600s–500s BCE, with modern painting and incision. Details beyond the museum's own catalogue entry have not been independently verified.
Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- Overall: 7.3 cm (2 7/8 in.)
- Materials techniques
- ceramic
Identification
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- All details come from the object's own museum catalogue record; nothing has been copied from other entries.
- Museum object name
- Ceramic
- Museum object number
- 1924.873
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