Little Master Band cup (Attic black-figure ware)
540 BCE-530 BCE
Medium
earthenware
Measurements
15.0 × 27.2 × 20.2 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1980
© Public Domain
Gallery location
18th Century Decorative Arts - Great Hall Costume Corridor
Level 2, NGV International
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Attica, Greece
Inscription
inscribed on each side of cup exterior: HERMOGENES EPOIESEN EHE
Accession Number
D393-1980
Department
Antiquities
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Physical description
Stemmed, two-handled cup, decorated in black glaze, except for a reserved band in the handle zone, the outside edge of the foot and the foot underside. There is also a reserved disc (with central black dot and circle) on the interior and a reserved line around the lower body exterior. On the handle-zone band is a black-figure scene of quadriga moving left, driven by a charioteer, with a warrior walking behind. The warrior's shield has a tripod device on one side and a wheel on the other. There are palmettes around handles.