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Berlin Foundry Cup

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20: 183: 87: 202:. The statue, still headless, is lying on a sand or clay support; a workman is holding one of its arms, carefully manipulating it with a hammer. The statue's head lies at his feet. A line between the statue's arm and hand indicates that the two parts are not fully joined yet. The 160:
cap, are smoothing or polishing its surface. They are flanked on each side by a man leaning on a crook and watching the workmen. They appear to neither represent additional workmen, nor the owners of the workshop, but rather random passers-by on the way to or from the
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are folded upwards; the painter probably used this to depict the statue's face more clearly. The statue appears to be in the final stages of production, since two workers, one of them marked as a smith by his characteristic
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evidence. This is probably simply because certain adjustments of reality were necessary to effectively paint or compose the scene. At least some of the depicted workmen appear to be
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In contrast, the exterior image is unusual. It depicts a bronze workshop. The production of a variety of bronze statues is shown at different stages. At the centre of one side (
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to kindle the fire; in front of it, a seated workman appears to be heating a metal rod.
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490/480 BC. Its diameter is 30.5 cm. Originally, such cups were used at the
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held in his left hand; his right hand is about to thrust a raised
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Metal workshops existed in the Athenian potters' quarter, the
219: 198:), a second statue is being made. It appears to be that of an 172: 118:. Achilles is going to use them to avenge his slain friend 428: 48:(drinking cup) from the early 5th century BC. It is the 366:
Trinkschale. Namensgebendes Werk des Erzgießerei-Malers
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are visible, a style of depiction normally limited to
167:. They were probably going to (or just did) engage in 527: 489: 466: 370:Die Antikensammlung: Altes Museum. Pergamonmuseum 230:. Behind the furnace, a youth is manipulating a 206:to join them (in reality it would have been an 171:, as indicated by the sports-related items (an 444: 327:. Currently, it is on display in section 15 ( 190:with furnace and assembly of athlete's statue 8: 451: 437: 429: 56:vase painter known conventionally as the 372:, von Zabern, Mainz 2007, p. 68f., 403: 303:. The Foundry cup had been exported to 143:. His body his protected by a circular 151:. Unusually, the cheek-guards of the 7: 226:) is probably being prepared in the 638:Archaeological discoveries in Italy 315:. In 1837 it was acquired for the 14: 16:5th century BC Greek drinking cup 110:armour and weaponry for her son 331:- "The Gods of Greece") of the 102:, the god of crafts, including 71:. It is an important source on 623:Individual ancient Greek vases 1: 267:on the vase: On the interior 368:, in: Andreas Scholl (ed.): 122:. The scene is described in 679: 329:"Die Götter Griechenlands" 289:this boy is beautiful, too 281:Diogenes is beautiful, too 283:) and on exterior side B 179:) suspended behind them. 114:, who is fighting in the 653:5th-century BC Greek art 633:5th-century BC artifacts 76:metal-working technology 663:Ancient Greek metalwork 628:Ancient Greek sculpture 410:Inventory number F 2294 295:in style, and dates to 94:The interior image (or 550:Brygos cup of Würzburg 384:Antike Werkstattbilder 307:and was discovered in 275:), on exterior side A 194:On the opposite side ( 191: 106:, handing the goddess 91: 36: 24: 565:Oxford Palmette Class 277:DIOGENES KALOS NAICHI 185: 89: 22: 273:the boy is beautiful 595: /  476:Chalcidianising cup 285:O PAIS KALOS NAICHI 90:Interior of the cup 23:Detail of the tondo 545:Berlin Foundry Cup 535:Typology of shapes 491:Little-master cups 192: 92: 37:Erzgießerei-Schale 29:Berlin Foundry Cup 25: 648:Greek gods in art 599:52.519°N 13.398°E 578: 577: 378:978-3-8053-2449-6 169:athletic activity 670: 610: 609: 607: 606: 605: 600: 596: 593: 592: 591: 588: 560:Merrythought cup 453: 446: 439: 430: 411: 408: 382:Gerhard Zimmer: 350:Lost-wax casting 345:Bronze sculpture 311:, probably in a 260:There are three 186:Exterior image, 678: 677: 673: 672: 671: 669: 668: 667: 613: 612: 603: 601: 597: 594: 589: 586: 584: 582: 581: 579: 574: 523: 485: 462: 457: 420: 415: 414: 409: 405: 400: 358: 341: 317:Antikensammlung 84: 58:Foundry Painter 17: 12: 11: 5: 676: 674: 666: 665: 660: 655: 650: 645: 640: 635: 630: 625: 615: 614: 604:52.519; 13.398 576: 575: 573: 572: 567: 562: 557: 552: 547: 542: 537: 531: 529: 525: 524: 522: 521: 516: 511: 506: 501: 495: 493: 487: 486: 484: 483: 478: 472: 470: 464: 463: 458: 456: 455: 448: 441: 433: 427: 426: 419: 418:External links 416: 413: 412: 402: 401: 399: 396: 395: 394: 380: 362:Gerhard Zimmer 357: 354: 353: 352: 347: 340: 337: 243:archaeological 83: 80: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 675: 664: 661: 659: 656: 654: 651: 649: 646: 644: 641: 639: 636: 634: 631: 629: 626: 624: 621: 620: 618: 611: 608: 571: 568: 566: 563: 561: 558: 556: 553: 551: 548: 546: 543: 541: 540:Arkesilas Cup 538: 536: 533: 532: 530: 526: 520: 517: 515: 512: 510: 507: 505: 502: 500: 497: 496: 494: 492: 488: 482: 479: 477: 474: 473: 471: 469: 465: 461: 454: 449: 447: 442: 440: 435: 434: 431: 425: 424:Berlin F 2294 422: 421: 417: 407: 404: 397: 393: 392:3-7861-1381-5 389: 385: 381: 379: 375: 371: 367: 363: 360: 359: 355: 351: 348: 346: 343: 342: 338: 336: 334: 330: 326: 322: 318: 314: 310: 306: 302: 298: 294: 290: 286: 282: 278: 274: 270: 266: 264: 258: 256: 252: 248: 244: 240: 235: 233: 229: 225: 224:melting point 221: 217: 213: 209: 205: 201: 197: 189: 184: 180: 178: 174: 170: 166: 165: 159: 154: 150: 146: 142: 138: 133: 131: 130: 125: 121: 117: 113: 109: 105: 101: 97: 88: 81: 79: 77: 74: 73:ancient Greek 70: 66: 63: 59: 55: 51: 47: 46: 42: 38: 34: 30: 21: 580: 544: 481:Dionysus Cup 406: 383: 369: 365: 356:Bibliography 333:Altes Museum 328: 296: 293:Late Archaic 288: 284: 280: 276: 272: 269:O PAIS KALOS 268: 265:inscriptions 262: 259: 257:and slaves. 236: 195: 193: 187: 175:flask and a 162: 136: 134: 127: 93: 67:workshop or 43: 28: 26: 602: / 509:Gordion cup 222:with a low 141:scaffolding 643:Hephaestus 617:Categories 590:13°23′53″E 587:52°31′08″N 555:Komast cup 514:Kassel cup 398:References 239:Kerameikos 116:Trojan War 100:Hephaistos 41:red-figure 570:Siana cup 504:Droop cup 301:symposium 204:soldering 164:palaistra 120:Patroclus 50:name vase 499:Band cup 468:Eye-cups 339:See also 251:genitals 216:antimony 112:Achilles 62:Athenian 519:Lip cup 460:Kylikes 325:Germany 305:Etruria 232:bellows 228:furnace 200:athlete 177:strigil 158:leather 82:The cup 69:foundry 52:of the 39:) is a 658:Thetis 390:  376:  321:Berlin 255:satyrs 247:slaves 196:side B 188:side B 153:helmet 145:shield 137:side A 108:Thetis 104:smiths 65:bronze 33:German 528:Other 313:grave 309:Vulci 297:circa 263:kalos 208:alloy 149:spear 129:Iliad 124:Homer 96:tondo 54:Attic 45:kylix 388:ISBN 374:ISBN 218:and 212:lead 27:The 319:at 220:tin 210:of 173:oil 126:'s 619:: 364:: 335:. 323:, 214:, 78:. 35:: 452:e 445:t 438:v 287:( 279:( 271:( 31:(

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German
red-figure
kylix
name vase
Attic
Foundry Painter
Athenian
bronze
foundry
ancient Greek
metal-working technology

tondo
Hephaistos
smiths
Thetis
Achilles
Trojan War
Patroclus
Homer
Iliad
scaffolding
shield
spear
helmet
leather
palaistra
athletic activity
oil

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