Terracotta kylix (drinking cup)

Hieron|Makron

ca. 480 BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Interior, man courting woman Exterior, obverse and reverse, couples; each figure is named Scenes with amorous encounters bring out Makron's particular talents. Not only does he dispose the figures easily in a wide variety of poses but he also revels in the depiction of women's drapery and the underlying body.

Artist

Hieron|Makron

Date

ca. 480 BCE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Greek, Attic

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1912