Group of The Courting Cups (E74_Group, Concept)

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Group of The Courting Cups (en)

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The Group of the Courting Cups is a group of Athenian black-figure eye cups (Type A) dating to the late 6th c. BCE. The name derives from homosexual courting couples shown on the exterior. A gorgoneion is portrayed in the interior. Some examples are attributed to the FP Class. Findspots are Berezan, Vulci, Thebes, Sicily, and Ampurias (Spain).

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