Attic red-figured kylix; decorated inside only; Poseidon, wearing chiton, mantle, and wreath, charges to right, his mantle hung shieldwise on his left arm, a trident in his right hand; inscription: KKSMION painted in medallion around figure. Height: 13.2 cm, Width/breadth: 42 cm, Diameter: 33.5 cm
Donor:
Alfred Emerson and Somzee Collection
Collection place:
Athens, Attica, Greece
Culture or time period:
Greek Classical Period (480–323 BC)
Collector:
Alfred Emerson
Collection date:
May 20, 1901
Materials:
Ceramic (material)
Person depicted:
Poseidon (Greek deity)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Kylikes
Accession date:
December 13, 1901
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Dimensions:
diameter 33.5 centimeters and height 13.2 centimeters
Comment:
Once in Brussels in the Somzée Collection. Attributed to the Poseidon painter by Beazley (see ARV 2 ref).
Loans:
S1961-1962 #27: Art Department (UC Berkeley)/Darrell Arlynn Amyx (November 16, 1961–March 27, 1963), S1962-1963 #51: Department of Art History (UC Berkeley) (March 27, 1963–September 16, 1963), S1974-1975 #36: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (December 11, 1974–April 22, 1981), S1974-1975 #8: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (December 5, 1973–November 19, 1974), S1981-1982 #26: M. H. de Young Memorial Museum (December 18, 1981–September 29, 1982), S1982-1983 #36: Saint Mary’s College of California (1983–April 29, 1983), S1982-1983 #3: Crocker Art Museum (October 20, 1982–March 28, 1983), and S1986-1987 #22: M. H. de Young Memorial Museum (February 17, 1987–August 21, 1987)