Category:Arkesilas Cup

**Arkesilas Cup**
	name vase of the laconian Arkesilas Painter
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Instance of	kylix;
Named after	Arcesilaus II of Cyrene;
Depicts	king, throne, sceptre, himation, sandal, Arcesilaus II of Cyrene, weighing scale, silphium, lizard, monkey and crane
Culture	Ancient Greece;
Made from material	terracotta;
Genre	Laconian vase painting; black-figure pottery;
Location	BnF Museum, Site Richelieu-Louvois, 2nd arrondissement of Paris, Paris Centre, Paris, Grand Paris
Creator	Arkesilas Painter (vase-painting);
Location of discovery	Vulci;
Collection	BnF Museum;
Inventory number	De Ridder.189 (BnF Museum); inv.65.4899 (BnF Museum); inv.52bis.2707 (BnF Museum);
Inception	560s BC;
Width	38 cm;
Diameter	29 cm;
Height	20 cm;
Authority file
	Q673480; BabelNet ID: 02709723n
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Arkesilas Painter: Arkesilas Cup

Artist

vase-painting:



Alternative names	Arcesilas Painter; Arcesilas painter; Arkesilas painter
Description	Greek vase painter
Date of birth/death	6^th century BC date QS:P,-550-00-00T00:00:00Z/7	6^th century BC date QS:P,-550-00-00T00:00:00Z/7
Work period	between circa 565 and circa 555 BC
Work location	Laconia prefecture
Authority file	: Q673466 VIAF: 95986392 ULAN: 500046273

Title

Arkesilas Cup

Object type

kylix

Genre

Laconian vase painting

Description

Laconian black-figure cup found Vulci, Etruria. On tondo: the Cyrenian king Arkesilas watching over the bundling of wool (Boardman) or the preparation of silphion.

Depicted people

Arcesilaus II of Cyrene

Date

between circa 565 and circa 560 BC

Medium

black-figure pottery

Dimensions

height: 20 cm (7.8 in); width: 38 cm (14.9 in); diameter: 29 cm (11.4 in)

Collection

BnF Museum

	Native name	Cabinet des médailles
	Parent institution	Bibliothèque nationale de France
	Location	Paris
	Coordinates	48° 52′ 04″ N, 2° 20′ 18″ E
	Established	16^th century date QS:P,+1550-00-00T00:00:00Z/7
	Website	www.bnf.fr
	Authority file	: Q549143 VIAF: 159311882 ISNI: 0000000121954717 LCCN: nr2004009749 SUDOC: 028220811 BNF: 12408994q WorldCat