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
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1869 - 1870
Library Location
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Subjects
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
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
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 78a5e220-c5bf-012f-89c2-58d385a7bc34
Rights
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Date Issued
1869
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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/78a5e220-c5bf-012f-89c2-58d385a7bc34
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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/78a5e220-c5bf-012f-89c2-58d385a7bc34
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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 November 15, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/78a5e220-c5bf-012f-89c2-58d385a7bc34
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