ID: 700006631 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700006631	Record Type: Movable Work
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Attic Black-Figure Eye Cup (eye cup (kylike); Attributed to Nikosthenes (Greek (Attic), active Athens, Gre...; 540 - 530 BCE; J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Villa (Malibu, Los Angeles...; 86.AE.169)

Note: A and B, each, Gigantomachy. Around each handle: Herakles fights a giant.

Titles:

Attic Black-Figure Eye Cup (preferred,C,U,English-P,U,U)

Wine Cup with Athena and Herakles Fighting the Giants (C,U,English,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

eye cup (kylike) [300264995] (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>, kylikes, <kylikes by decoration>)

Classifications:

vessels / containers (preferred)

Creation Date: 540 - 530 BCE

Creator Display:

Attributed to Nikosthenes (Greek (Attic), active Athens, Greece 540 - 510 B.C.) (Greek (Attic) Potter) [preferred,JPGM]

Nikosthenes (Attic potter and workshop owner, active ca. 550-ca. 505 BCE) [500115427]

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: 86.AE.169

Other: Creation: Athínai [7001393] Region of Attica (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: 12.9 x W (across handles): 39 cm (5 1/16 x 15 5/16 in.)

Cultures:

Ancient Greek (preferred)

Attic

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:

	Herakles [901000042]
	.....((Greek characters, Greek iconography, Legend, Religion, Mythology)) (ICON)

	Ártemis [7232648]
	.....(Region of Attica (region (administrative division)), Greece (nation), Europe (continent), World (facet)) (TGN)

	giant (mythical beings) [300380125]
	.....(Agents Facet, Living Organisms (hierarchy name), living organisms (entities), Eukaryota (domain), Animalia (kingdom), legendary beings) (AAT)

	Gigantomachy [901000101]
	.....((Greek narratives, Greek iconography, Legend, Religion, Mythology)) (ICON)

	Athena [901000069]
	.....((Greek characters, Greek iconography, Legend, Religion, Mythology)) (ICON)

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Movable Works

.......... Movable Works by class: decorative and utilitarian works

Sources and Contributors:
Attic Black-Figure Eye Cup	........ [JPGM]
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)
Wine Cup with Athena and Herakles Fighting the Giants	........ [JPGM]
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)

Subject: ....... [JPGM,VP]

Note:
English	..... [JPGM]
	..... J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)