Terracotta Kylix (drinking cup)

Question 1

What type of cup is the source?

Answer 1

Black figure Kylix.

Question 2

When was this made, and by who?

Answer 2

c.540 - 530 BCE, attributed to the Amasis Painter.

Question 3

What is depicted?

Answer 3

It shows Poseidon’s stables, with the stable hands preparing Poseidon’s chariot so Poseidon can join the Trojan war.