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ID: 700006654
Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700006654
Record Type: Movable Work
Images: 1
Lakonian Black-Figure Kylix (kylix; Attributed to the Hunt Painter (Greek (Lakonian), active 565...; about 530 BCE; J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Villa (Malibu, Los Angeles...; 87.AE.31)
Note: On the interior of this black-figure kylix, an eagle flies to the left clutching a snake in its talons and biting the snake's neck. This is likely a reference to a passage in Homer's "Iliad" in which the Trojans see an omen of an eagle carrying a snake. The snake bit the eagle, who was forced to drop the reptile into the midst of a battle between the Trojans and Greeks. On the exterior are a variety of ornamental friezes.
Titles:
Lakonian Black-Figure Kylix (preferred,C,U,RP,English-P,U,U)
Wine Cup with an Eagle Battling a Snake (C,U,DE,English,U,U)
Catalog Level: item
Work Types:
kylix [300198842] (preferred)
..... (Objects Facet, Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name), Containers (hierarchy name), containers (receptacles), <containers by function or context>, culinary containers, <containers for serving and consuming food>, <vessels for serving and consuming food>, drinking vessels, cups (drinking vessels), <cups by form>)

Classifications:
vessels / containers (preferred)

Creation Date: about 530 BCE

Creator Display:
Attributed to the Hunt Painter (Greek (Lakonian), active 565 - 530 B.C.) (Greek (Lakonian) Painter) [preferred,JPGM]
Hunt Painter (Greek vase painter, active ca. 565-ca. 530 BCE) [500116380]
Locations:
Current: J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Villa (Malibu, Los Angeles county, California, United States) [500125181] J. Paul Getty Museum, J. Paul Getty Trust, Corporate Bodies (Corp. Body)
Repository Numbers: 87.AE.31
Other: Creation: Spárti [7011065] Lakonía regional division (regional division), Pelopónnisos region (region (administrative division)), Greece (nation), Europe (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)
Display Materials: Terracotta
terracotta (clay material) [300010669]
.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, clay, <clay by product>)

Dimensions: Object: H: 13 to 13.5 x Diam.: 19.5 to 19.9 cm (5 1/8 to 5 5/16 x 7 11/16 to 7 13/16 in.)
Cultures:
Ancient Greek (preferred)
Laconian

Style/Period/Group/Movement:
Archaic (Greek culture or period) [300020086] (preferred,style)
.....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <styles| periods| and cultures by region>, Early Western World, Mediterranean (Early Western World), Aegean, Aegean periods, Ancient Greek (culture or style))
Black-figure [300020195] (style)
.....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <styles| periods| and cultures by region>, Early Western World, Mediterranean (Early Western World), Aegean, Aegean styles, Aegean pottery styles, Greek vase painting styles)

General Subject:
utilitarian objects (preferred)

Specific Subjects:
eagle (bird) [300250049]
.....(Agents Facet, Living Organisms (hierarchy name), living organisms (entities), Eukaryota (domain), Animalia (kingdom), Chordata (phylum), Vertebrata (subphylum), Aves (class), Falconiformes (order), Accipitridae (family)) (AAT)
snake (suborder) [300250870]
.....(Agents Facet, Living Organisms (hierarchy name), living organisms (entities), Eukaryota (domain), Animalia (kingdom), Chordata (phylum), Vertebrata (subphylum), Reptilia (class), Squamata (order)) (AAT)
Iliad [901000352]
.....((Literary works: Poetry, Named written and performed works, Literature and Performing Arts)) (ICON)

List/Hierarchical Position:
..... Movable Works
.......... Movable Works by class: decorative and utilitarian works
Sources and Contributors:
Lakonian Black-Figure Kylix........ [JPGM,VP]
........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)
Wine Cup with an Eagle Battling a Snake........ [JPGM,VP]
........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)
Subject: ....... [JPGM,VP]
Note:
English ..... [VP,JPGM]
..... J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)
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