3-045-285 - Heritage Art/Heritage Images

Attic Black-Figure Droop Cup, 520 BC. Additional Info: Interior: all black, save reserved line within rim and small tondo, which has a central black dot within two concentric circles. Exterior: Scenes of lovemaking. Sides A and B: three pairs of men and women engaged in intercourse; on both sides, the female in the central group bends over a stool. Underneath the frieze are four concentric bands, a thick band of red and three concentric bands, ivy leaves (facing outward), four concentric bands, a thick red band, and rays. Under handles are open lotuses with flanking palmettes on either side of the handles. The foot has a red moulding at top and a reserved band, but is otherwise black. The underside is reserved, except for three concentric circles, and part of the hollow of the foot.