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Detail from the Brygos Cup by the Brygos Painter, showing ancient Greek warriors in battle during the Sack of Troy, with figures in armor and shields on a black and red pottery surface.
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Detail from the Brygos Cup by the Brygos Painter, showing ancient Greek warriors in battle during the Sack of Troy, with figures in armor and shields on a black and red pottery surface.
Greek kylix depicting the sack of Troy Sack of Troy, detail of the Brygos Cup, a kylix decorated by the Brygos Painter, c. 490 bce; in the Louvre, Paris.

The Brygos Cup is a notable example of Greek red-figure pottery, created around 490 BCE by the artist known as the Brygos Painter. This artist, active from approximately 490 to 470 BCE, is recognized for decorating various cups and vases. The Brygos Cup itself, a kylix (a type of drinking cup), is housed in the Louvre Museum and depicts scenes from "The Sack of Troy". The Brygos Painter's style is characterized by energetic figures and flowing drapery, consistent with the early Classical period, and is known for depicting both mythological scenes and lively drinking parties.1

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  1. Brygos Painter
  2. pottery - Archaic period (c. 750–c. 480 bce )
  3. red-figure pottery
  4. kylix
  5. list of painters - Greek

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