Terracotta tumbler

Unknown

ca. 525–510 BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Eight dancing youths These youths are descendents of the komasts, the padded dancers that originally entered Athenian iconography from Corinth. We can interpret the figures here as young men in good spirits after a symposium (drinking party).

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 525–510 BCE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Greek, Attic

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Fletcher Fund, 1956