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Black-figure kylix depicting Odysseus and his companions blinding Polyphemus, 6th century BC, Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France

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Title
Black-figure kylix depicting Odysseus and his companions blinding Polyphemus, 6th century BC, Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France
Collection

Wonders: Images of the Ancient World

Pottery -- Greek

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1869 - 1870
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC-WON POTT-Gre
Topics
Pottery -- Greece
Pottery, Greek
Fish
Snakes
Mythology, Greek
Drinking cups
Drinking vessels -- To 499
Odysseus (Greek mythology)
Cyclopes (Greek mythology)
kylikes
Polyphemus (Greek mythology)
Blinding (Punishment)
Genres
Reproductive prints
Notes
Content: Written on border: "Painted Italo-Greek kylix. A patera representing Ulysses with his friends from Nola."
Source note: Collection of the most remarkable monuments of the National Museum. (Naples : Naples Museo Nazionale, 1869-1870) Gargiulo, Raffaele , Publisher. Museo nazionale di Napoli , Author.
Physical Description
Etchings
Extent: 27.3 x 20.7 cm
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 78a5e220-c5bf-012f-89c2-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1869: Issued (Approximate)
  • 2020: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Black-figure kylix depicting Odysseus and his companions blinding Polyphemus, 6th century BC, Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1869 - 1870. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-5f6e-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Black-figure kylix depicting Odysseus and his companions blinding Polyphemus, 6th century BC, Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-5f6e-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1869 - 1870). Black-figure kylix depicting Odysseus and his companions blinding Polyphemus, 6th century BC, Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-5f6e-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Black-figure kylix depicting Odysseus and his companions blinding Polyphemus, 6th century BC, Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France