Terracotta fragments of a kylix (drinking cup)

Unknown

second quarter of the 5th century BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art

Interior, the smaller fragment has part of the head and neck of a rider to right, wearing a chlamys and part of the mane, neck, and head of a horse to left; the larger fragment has the front legs of the horse and the left foot of the rider; Exterior, the smaller fragment has part of an animal paw or toes?; below, meander; the larger fragment has at the left, the handle root and tendrils from the handle palmette; part of a draped male to right; frontal toes of the right foot of a second figure; below, meander

Artist

Unknown

Date

second quarter of the 5th century BCE

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Greek, Attic

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Gift of Dietrich von Bothmer, Distinguished Research Curator, Greek and Roman Art, 2011