Red-figure cup fragment. Int., touch of border. Side A: feet of one to left, maeanders stopt to right. c. 460

Editor: This is a red-figure cup fragment by the Euaion Painter, at the Harvard Art Museums. It's so small, only 4.2 cm! What strikes me is the geometric pattern. What do you see in this piece? Curator: The meander pattern speaks volumes. It's not just decoration; it's a symbol of the labyrinth, of life’s twists and turns. Consider how this motif appears across cultures. What emotional weight do you think it carried for the original viewer? Editor: That's fascinating. I hadn't thought about it as anything more than a design. Curator: Exactly! Even in fragments, art holds cultural memory. This cup, once whole, was part of daily life, infused with meaning we can only glimpse now. What does that make you consider? Editor: It makes me wonder about the stories this little piece could tell. Curator: Indeed, a vessel of narrative, now a whisper of the past.