In athenian aristocratic circles in the archaic period older men often courted youths.
Attic red figure kylix.
Attic red figure kylix ca.
8 5 x 28 cm 3 3 8 x 11 in external link.
The interior shows music and revelry.
Courtesy of the trustees of the british museum greek kylix depicting the sack of troy sack of troy detail of the brygos cup a kylix decorated by the brygos painter c.
It is the name vase of the attic vase painter known conventionally as the foundry painter.
Attributed to carpenter painter greek attic active 515 500 b c on the interior of this athenian red figure kylix or cup a seated youth pulls his older male lover down toward him for a kiss.
On the interior a nude woman reclines as she plays kottabos a popular drinking game at the symposium aristocratic male drinking party.
In the louvre paris.
Berlin foundry cup a red figure kylix from the early 5th century bc.
In the british museum london.
132k on the exterior six party goers sing and dance 215k by the foundry painter and the potter brygos probably from vulci italy ms 2445.
Attic red figure kylix by epictetus showing heracles slaying busiris c.
Scenes of revelry decorate this athenian red figure kylix or cup.