A Euphronios Kylix

Abstract

An inconspicuous sherd (Fig. 7) in the collection of classical pottery of the University of Chicago represents the ripe archaic period of Greek vase painting in the person of one of its greatest masters, Euphronios.1 It was probably brought from Athens by F. B. Tarbell, formerly professor of classical archaeology at the university, for Klein says, after giving a brief description of the fragment, “Nach gutiger Mittheilung von Prof. Jarbell [Tarbell]. Aus Athen, 1889 von Graef gesehen.”2 The drawing agrees stylistically with the works of Euphronios, and the design of the palmette frieze coincides exactly with the frieze on the signed fragmentary kylix of Euphronios in the Athens National Museum.3 Dr. F. P. Johnson, whose experienced assistance made possible the following study, has not come across the particular palmette design on any other vase. The obvious association of the Chicago fragment with the kylix in Athens prompted the following attempt at a reconstruction. As a basis for the reconstruction it ...